Corruption in the United States
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A world map of the 2015 Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International
Corruption in the United States is the act of a local, state, or federal official using some form of influence or being influenced in some way, usually through bribery. Corruption is used to the advantage of the government official and a person or group of people.
Federal corruption convictions
- List of United States federal officials convicted of corruption offenses
- List of United States state officials convicted of federal corruption offenses
- List of United States local officials convicted of federal corruption offenses
Political scandals and crimes
- List of federal political scandals in the United States
- List of federal political sex scandals in the United States
- List of American federal politicians convicted of crimes
- Political scandals in the United States by state
- State and local political sex scandals in the United States
- List of American state and local politicians convicted of crimes
See also
- Campaign finance in the United States
- Gerrymandering in the United States
- Lobbying in the United States
- Voter suppression in the United States
- Operation Ill Wind
- Police corruption in New York City
- Vote early and vote often
Further reading
- Genovese, M. A; V. A Farrar-Myers (2010). Corruption and American Politics. Cambria Press. ISBN 978-1-60497-638-0.
- Grossman, M. (2003). Political corruption in America: an encyclopedia of scandals, power, and greed. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-57607-060-4.
- Teachout, Zephyr. Corruption in America: From Benjamin Franklin's Snuff Box to Citizens United (Harvard University Press, 2014)
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