re: #255 Gus

I think it’s hilarious that the political take-away from the 1970s is Jimmy Carter memes that never end while one of the most criminal and corrupt administrations and president, Richard M. Nixon, gets a free pass.

No one ever went to prison in the Carter administration.

No one? What about these guys?

1977–1981 James E. Carter Administration

Executive Branch

Debategate: briefing book of President Jimmy Carter stolen and given to Ronald Reagan before U.S. presidential election, 1980[227]

Bert Lance (D), Director of OMB, resigned amidst allegations of misuse of funds during the sale of a Georgia bank to BCCI. No charges were ever filed.(1977)[228]

Legislative branch

Daniel J. Flood (D-PA) During the 96th United States Congress, Flood was censured for bribery. The allegations led to his resignation on January 31, 1980.(1980)[229]

Fred Richmond (D-NY) – Convicted of tax fraud and possession of marijuana. Served 9 months in prison. Charges of soliciting sex from a 16-year-old boy were dropped after he submitted to counseling. (1978)[230]

Charles Diggs (D-MI), convicted on 29 charges of mail fraud and filing false payroll forms which formed a kickback scheme with his staff. Sentenced to 3 years (1978)[231]

Herman Talmadge Senator (D-GA), On October 11, 1979 Talmadge was denounced by the Senate for “improper financial conduct.” He failed to be re-elected. (1979)[232]

Michael Myers (D-PA) Received suspended six-month jail term after pleading no contest to disorderly conduct charged stemming from an incident at a Virginia bar in which he allegedly attacked a hotel security guard and a cashier.[233]

Charles H. Wilson (D-CA) censured after he converted $25,000 in campaign funds to his own use and accepted $10,500 from a man with a direct interest in legislation before Congress. This was a later non-Park incident.[234]

John Connally (R-TX), Milk Money scandal. Accused of accepting a $10K bribe. He was acquitted. (1975)[235]

Richard Tonry (D-LA) pleaded guilty to receiving illegal campaign contributions.[236]

Koreagate scandal involving alleged bribery of more than 30 members of Congress by the South Korean government represented by Tongsun Park. Several other Koreans and Congressmen were allegedly involved, but not charged or reprimanded.[237] The most notable are:

Richard T. Hanna (D-CA) pleaded guilty[238] and sentenced to 6–30 months in federal prison.[239] Wound up serving a year in prison.[240]

Otto E. Passman (D-LA) was accused of bribery and other charges,[241] but found innocent.[242]

John J. McFall, Edward Roybal, and Charles H. Wilson, all (D-CA). Roybal was censured and Wilson was reprimanded,[243] while McFall was reprimanded,[244]