Aug.
6: Honorable
William Jefferson convicted of 11
counts. Will be sentenced in October; could face 150 years in
prison.
July
31: Aide to Honorable Curt Weldon gets
home detention in fraud case. Actions "truly criminal" says
judge.
July
17: Honorable Chip
Pickering in nasty divorce proceedings; there's a alleged
mistress involved.
July
10: Honorable Roland
Burris will not seek re-election.
July
10: Honorable John
Ensign's parents paid off his mistress.
July
10: New federal
charges against man tied to Honorable John Murtha.
June
27: Honorable John
Conyers' wife pleads guilty to bribery scheme while on Detroit city
council.
June
25: Honorable Mark
Sanford, governor of South Carolina, admits to affair with Argentine
woman. Check out the governor's
emails to his lover.
June
17: Honorable John
Ensign admits to an extramarital affair; quits GOP leadership post.
June
17: Honorable William Jefferson's
trial begins; trying to explain away money in the freezer.