Corruption

Lawmaker Wants To Bar Local Prosecution Of Elected State Officials – VIDEO

Lawmaker Wants To Bar Local Prosecution Of Elected State Officials – VIDEO

Oklahoma district attorneys are outraged at a proposed bill prohibiting them from prosecuting state officials for public crimes. House Bill 2206, proposed by Republican Rep. Kevin Calvey (R-OKC) would cover state elected officials, legislators, district court and appellate judges, and appointees to state boards and state commissions, and would limit those prosecutions to Oklahoma’s Attorney […]

Speaker of New York Assembly In Federal Custody – VIDEO

Speaker of New York Assembly In Federal Custody – VIDEO

The New York Times and other sources are reporting that Sheldon Silver, the powerful speaker of the New York Assembly for the past 20 years, has been arrested on federal corruption charges, “sending shock waves through the political establishment and upending the new legislative session.” According to The New York Times, Silver, a Democrat, surrendered […]

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