Campaign finance improprieties
Voters place their marked ballots in scanners at Frank McCourt High School, in New York, Tuesday, June 22, 2021. The final votes are set to be cast Tuesday in New York's party primaries, where mayors, prosecutors, judges and city and county legislators will be on the ballot, along with other municipal offices. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Last votes being cast across New York in party primaries

Jun. 22, 2021 03:12 AM EDT

Settlement avoids trial in 2011 Katrina trash lawsuit

By Kevin Mcgill Jun. 21, 2021 01:00 PM EDT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A decade-old lawsuit over the awarding of waste disposal contracts following Hurricane Katrina has been settled, avoiding a Monday trial and...

Defense contractor's Senate campaign donations investigated

By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher May. 19, 2021 05:31 PM EDT
HONOLULU (AP) — U.S authorities are investigating allegations that a Hawaii-based defense contractor illegally donated $150,000 to the reelection fund of a...

Rochester mayor seeks 3rd term despite fraud charges

Jan. 10, 2021 09:42 AM EST
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren announced her reelection campaign in a video that touts her record leading the western New York city of...

FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, file photo, Margaret Hunter, the wife of former California Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter, leaves a federal building in San Diego. Margaret Hunter has filed for divorce from former Rep. Duncan Hunter on Nov. 20, 2020, in San Diego Superior Court, according to online records. Both were convicted of corruption and prosecutors had said that the lawmaker had used campaign funds on extramarital affairs. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
Wife of convicted California congressman seeks divorce

Dec. 09, 2020 08:23 PM EST

Eyman trial over campaign funds paused because of illness

Nov. 18, 2020 09:37 PM EST
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A Thurston County Superior Court judge has paused a civil trial involving anti-tax initiative promoter Tim Eyman after a state attorney...

Prosecutors seek trial date for indicted Alabama sheriff

Nov. 11, 2020 08:32 AM EST
ATHENS, Ala. (AP) — Prosecutors are asking a judge to set a trial date for a longtime Alabama sheriff who has continued to serve despite being indicted on...

Editorial Roundup:

By The Associated Press Oct. 06, 2020 02:00 PM EDT
The (Fort Wayne) Journal Gazette. October 3, 2020 Campaign finance fixes must boost transparency Indiana state Sen....

Todd Zimmerman, of Mantzville, Pa., holds a sign "DeJoy Must Resign" during a peaceful protest with the Schuylkill Democratic Action Group in front of the office of U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser, R-9, on Progress Avenue in Pottsville, Pa., on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. (Jacqueline Dormer/Republican-Herald via AP)
Postal chief under fire over alleged campaign law violations

By Matthew Daly Sep. 08, 2020 09:15 AM EDT

A polling worker waits outside the polling place during early voting for primary election at the Miami Dade College North Campus located at 11380 NW 27th Avenue in Miami on Sunday, August 9, 2020. (David Santiago/Miami Herald via AP)
A million more Floridians voted by mail in Tuesday primaries

By Brendan Farrington Aug. 19, 2020 01:25 PM EDT

A polling workers leave as a man walks to the polling place for casting his vote during early voting for the primary election at the Miami Dade College North Campus located at 11380 NW 27th Avenue in Miami on Sunday, August 9, 2020. (David Santiago/Miami Herald via AP)
Scott Franklin beats US Rep. Spano in Fla. GOP primary

By Brendan Farrington Aug. 18, 2020 01:41 PM EDT

FILE- In this Dec. 12, 2018 file photo, President Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, leaves federal court in New York after being sentenced to three years in prison. Cohen was furloughed from prison in May 2020 as authorities tried to slow the spread of the coronavirus in federal prisons, but was returned to prison because he refused to sign an agreement over terms of his home confinement, not because he planned to publish a book critical of Trump, prosecutors said Wednesday, July 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File)
US government drops effort to silence Trump's ex-lawyer

By Larry Neumeister Jul. 30, 2020 01:56 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 6, 2019 file photo, Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former lawyer, returns to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer has sued Attorney General William Barr and the Bureau of Prisons director, saying he's being unjustly held behind bars to stop him from finishing a book that criticizes Trump. The lawsuit on behalf of Michael Cohen was filed late Monday, July 20, 2020 in Manhattan federal court, (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Government defends imprisoning ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen

By Larry Neumeister Jul. 22, 2020 05:42 PM EDT

FILE - Michael Cohen arrives at his New York City apartment in this May 21, 2020 file photo. President Donald Trump's longtime personal lawyer and fixer was released federal prison and was expected to serve the remainder of his sentence at home. In a statement to The Associated Press on Thursday, July 9, 2020, the Bureau of Prisons said Cohen had “refused the conditions of his home confinement and as a result, has been returned to a BOP facility. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen back in federal prison

By Jim Mustian And Michael Balsamo Jul. 09, 2020 02:38 PM EDT

Geoffrey S. Berman, United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, arrives to his office in New York on Saturday, June 20, 2020. The Justice Department moved abruptly Friday night to oust Berman, the U.S. attorney in Manhattan overseeing key prosecutions of President Donald Trump’s allies and an investigation of his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani. But Berman said he was refusing to leave his post and his ongoing investigations would continue. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)
Fired US attorney refused to sign letter critical of NYC

By Colleen Long, Michael Balsamo And Eric Tucker Jun. 22, 2020 08:39 PM EDT

Geoffrey S. Berman, United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, arrives to his office in New York on Saturday, June 20, 2020. The Justice Department moved abruptly Friday night to oust Berman, the U.S. attorney in Manhattan overseeing key prosecutions of President Donald Trump’s allies and an investigation of his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani. But Berman said he was refusing to leave his post and his ongoing investigations would continue. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)
Top Manhattan prosecutor leaves job after standoff with Barr

By Michael Balsamo And Larry Neumeister Jun. 20, 2020 01:53 PM EDT

Michael Cohen arrives at his Manhattan apartment, Thursday, May 21, 2020, in New York. President Donald Trump's longtime personal lawyer and fixer was released federal prison Thursday and is expected to serve the remainder of his sentence at home. Cohen has been serving a federal prison sentence at FCI Otisville in New York after pleading guilty to numerous charges, including campaign finance fraud and lying to Congress. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen released from US prison

By Michael Balsamo And Jim Mustian May. 21, 2020 10:35 AM EDT

Ex-California lawmaker's prison term delayed due to virus

May. 07, 2020 04:40 PM EDT
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge Thursday agreed to push back the start of former California Rep. Duncan Hunter's prison term for stealing campaign funds until...

FILE - This Dec. 3, 2019 file photo shows California Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter leaving federal court in San Diego. Former Rep. Duncan Hunter wants to push back the start of his prison term until next year because of concerns over the global pandemic. Hunter's lawyers and prosecutors filed a joint motion in federal court in San Diego on Tuesday, May 5, 2020 and are awaiting a ruling from the judge on their request to change the date from May 29 to Jan. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
Ex-California lawmaker seeks prison term delay due to virus

By Julie Watson May. 06, 2020 02:12 PM EDT

Aide: Lt. Gov. Forest uses campaign money for COVID-19 help

By Gary D. Robertson Apr. 20, 2020 07:04 PM EDT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Lt. Gov. Dan Forest has given nearly $200,000 from his gubernatorial campaign fund to people and businesses needing assistance due to the...