Distinguished Member

Distinguished Member	Guilty of	Time in Prison
Walter Tucker (1995)	Extortion and tax evasion; took $30,000 in bribes while mayor of Compton, Calif.	27 months
Carl C. Perkins (1995)	Filing false financial disclosure statements, kiting checks at House Bank, lying to elections officials	21 months
Mel Reynolds (1995)	Child pornography, sexual assault; affair with 16 year old campaign worker.	5 years
Mel Reynolds (1997)	Falsifying campaign finance reports	6 more years. Sentence commuted by Clinton
Frank Thompson (1983)	Bribery and conspiracy (ABSCAM)	Sentenced to 3 years; served 2 years.
Richard Tonry (1977)	Illegal campaign contributions	Sentenced to 1 year in prison; $10,000 fine; three years inactive probation; during that time can't run for public office or participate in politics
Frederick Richmond (1982)	Income tax evasion; marijuana possession, illegal payments to government worker.	1 year and 1 day in prison; $20,000 fine.
Albert Bustamante (1993)	2 counts of selling his office for money; bribery	3 years in prison; several months in halfway house.
Mario Biaggi (1988)	Obstruction of justice, illegal gratuities; then later in Wedtech case, convicted of extortion.	2-1/2 years and $500,000; the later, 8 years in prison
Frank Brasco (1974)	Conspiracy to receive bribes	2 years in prison (all but 3 months suspended); $10,000 fine.
Andrew Hinshaw (1978)	Soliticing and accepting bribes while Orange County tax assessor	1 to 14 years; served 7 months.
James F. Hastings (1977)	Payroll kickbacks from congressional employees	20 months to 5 years; served 14 months.
Frank Clark (1979)	Paying congressional salaries to 13 Pennsylvania residents who performed no official duties	2 years in prison; released before serving full sentence.