public corruption

BELL COUNTY, Texas — A Central Texas police chief has been arrested after a grand jury indictment accused him of misusing city funds while leading another department. Buckholts Police Chief …

ESTERO, Fla. — Albert “Shane” Sibert, a battalion chief with the Estero Fire Rescue, was arrested on Friday, September 26, following an investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement …

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A St. Pete Beach city employee is facing criminal charges after allegedly using a city-issued gas card to make unauthorized fuel purchases totaling over $3,000, according …

DETROIT — Federal prosecutors have charged former Wayne County public official Jontae Jackson, 45, with accepting nearly $18,000 in bribes connected to a real estate scheme. Jackson, a Detroit resident …

QUINCY, Fla. — Quincy City Clerk Janice Shackelford was arrested Tuesday morning at City Hall, accused of orchestrating a fraudulent cemetery plot scheme that allegedly netted her $7,000 in cash, …

NEWARK, NJ (August 22, 2025) — A Newark city code enforcement officer has been indicted by a state grand jury for allegedly soliciting bribes and extorting a local business in …

TOWN OF BERGEN, Wis. (WSAW) – A former town clerk in Marathon County has pleaded guilty to embezzling nearly $220,000 from both a local government and a nonprofit organization, avoiding …

HUDSON COUNTY, N.J. — The former Executive Director of the North Bergen Housing Authority, Gerald Sanzari, has been charged following a public corruption investigation, according to Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne …

CROSBY COUNTY, Texas — A former Crosby County deputy, Ashley Martinez, 35, was arrested Monday morning and booked into the Crosby County Jail on charges stemming from her time employed …

COLUMBUS, IN — A former Columbus Township Trustee has been arrested following a long-term investigation that uncovered over $1.1 million in alleged theft from township funds. Benjamin P. Jackson, 56, …