Leading Cases: Suspected Selective Prosecution
The following is an index of suspected instances of political or similar selective federal prosecution. Click below to see why. Those defendants with names in blue are automatically linked to summaries of their cases.
| State | Defendants | Date, Conviction (C) or Acquittal (A) | Former Position & Political Party |
Basic Charges | Status |
| Alabama | Don Siegelman and Richard Scrushy |
2006 (C). 7-year terms
|
Governor (D) & HealthSouth CEO (R) |
Honest Services |
Supreme Court vacated major charges, pending appeals court review. Siegelman free on bail. Scrushy serving 7-year term
|
| Alabama | Tamarah Grimes | 2007-2009 investigated, not charged | Former DOJ Paralegal (R) on Siegelman case | Suspicion of taping DOJ employees |
Fired by Attorney Gen. Eric Holder in 2009 |
| Alaska | Ted Stevens | 2008 (C) at trial. Vacated in 2009 | U.S. Senator (R) | Corruption | DOJ probe of prosecutors pending |
| Connecticut | Charles B. Spadoni | 2003 (C)at trial. 7 of 8 charges vacated, 2008 | Businssman (R). Co-defendant was former state treasurer | Bribery, obstruction | Major charges dismissed. Government seeks prosecution on remaining obstruction conviction for deleting computer files |
| Georgia | Charles Walker, Sr. | 2005 (C). 10-year term | State Senate Majority Leader (D) | Corruption | Serving 10-year term |
| Mississippi | Oliver E. Diaz | Acquitted in 2 trials | Supreme Court Justice (R) | Corruption | Case over |
| Mississippi | Paul Minor | 2007 (C) in second trial | Prominent Attorney & Donor (D) | Honest services | Imprisoned since 2006 |
| Mississippi | John Whitfield | 2007 (C) in second trial | State Circuit Court Judge | Honest services | Imprisoned since 2007 |
| Mississippi | Wes Teel | 2007 (C) in second trial | State Chancery Court Judge | Honest services | Imprisoned since 2007 |
| Missouri | Katheryn Shields |
2007 (A) at trial
|
Jackson County Chief Executive (D) | Mortgage fraud | Lost 2007 Kansas City mayoralty election |
| New Jersey | Louis Manzo | 2009 Indictment. Now fighting charges | Jersey City Mayoral Candidate (D) | Corruption | Pending Trial, arguing political prosecution. Major charges dismissed by judge, but DOJ seeks appeals review of dismissal |
| New York | Bernard Kerik | 2009 guilty plea after pressure. | NY City Police Commissioner (R) | Corruption | Reported May 17 for 4-year term begun in MD. Appealing sentence |
| Pennsylvania | Cyril Wecht |
2009, Charges dismissed after evidence
thrown out by new judge before second trial
|
Allegheny County Coronor &
County Democratic Chairman
|
Mail, wire fraud
|
Charges dismissed |
| Puerto Rico | Anibal Acivedo Vila and Candido Negron |
2008 indictments of governor and 12 others.
Governor (A). Donor pled, finished term.
|
Former Governor (D) and Campaign Donor (D) |
Campaign financing |
Governor acquitted but lost re-election. Donor released after term |
| Texas | Isidro Garza, Jr. Family | (C) after trial or pleas. Reviews pending. | Former Congressional Candidate (D) | Corruption | Motions pending for review or retrial |
| Virginia & Alabama |
Jeffrey Stayton and William Childree |
2008 (C) at trial. Stayton: 5 years. Childree: 2.
|
Army Test & Evaluation official and Maverick Aviation Owner |
Corruption | Stayton, seriously ill,serving term. Childree serving rest of term at home. |
|
Wisconsin |
Georgia Thompson | (C). Conviction dismissed by appeals court for lack of evidence |
State Career Civil Servant | Corruption | Reinstated in state employment. Most attorneys fees reimbursed |
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