Corruption in the United States

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)

External links

• United States Corruption Profile from the Business Anti-Corruption Portal