- Alabama Governor H. Guy Hunt (R) was convicted of improperly using campaign money and resigned from office.(1993).
- Arizona Governor John Fife Symington III (R) was convicted on charges of extortion, making false financial statements, and of bank fraud in 1997.The conviction was overturned in 1999 by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Before retrial, he was pardoned by President Bill Clinton.
- Arkansas Governor Jim Guy Tucker. (D), As part of the Whitewater investigation run by Kenneth Starr, Tucker was convicted of fraud and conspiracy and sentenced to four years probation. (1996)
- California an FBI investigation called Shrimpscamor BRISPEC targeted corruption in the California legislature. Five convictions were obtained.
- California Senator Alan Robbins (D) resigned on November 21, 1991, in advance of pleading guilty to federal racketeering charges in connection with insurance-industry bribes.
- California Senator Joseph B. Montoya (D) was convicted in April 1990 of rackeetering, extortion and money laundering and was sentenced to 61⁄2years in prison.
- California Senator Frank Hill (R) and his aid were found guilty of corruption and money laundering and sentenced to 46 months in prison. {1994}
- California Board of Equalization member Paul B. Carpenter (D) was found guilty of 11 counts of obstruction of justice and money laundering. (1993)
- California State Assemblyman Pat Nolan (R) served 29 months for bribery.
- Georgia Senator Ralph David Abernathy III (D) was found guilty of 18 felony counts including theft and forgery. (1998)
- Kentucky FBI Operation Boptrot was an investigation into bribery and the horse racing industry in which House Majority Leader Don Blandford (D), was sent to prison for 64 months and the Senate Minority Leader John Rogers (R) was sent to prison for 48 months. Approximately 10% of Kentucky's legislature, both the house and senate, was implicated in this scandal, some taking bribes for as little as $100. (1992)
- Massachusetts: Essex County Sheriff Charles Reardon resigned after he pled guilty to taking kickbacks from process servers.
- Massachusetts Speaker of the House Charles Flaherty (D) pled guilty to felony tax evasion for submitting false receipts regarding his business expenses and to violations of the state conflict of interests law. (1996)
- Missouri Secretary of State Judith Moriarty (D) impeached for misconduct involving back-dating of her son's election paperwork to hide a missed filing deadline.
- Missouri Attorney General William L. Webster (R) sentenced to two years in prison for conspiracy in a scheme that rewarded lawyers who donated to his campaign with bigger settlements. (1993)
- Missouri State Representative Bob F. Griffin (D) was indicted on October 31, 1996 on six bribery violations, two mail fraud violations, and one violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. He pled guilty to two counts of bribery and mail fraud, and was sentenced to 48 months in prison.
- New York Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals Sol Wachtler (R) was arrested in November 1992, on charges including extortion,racketeering, and blackmail. He eventually pleaded guilty to harassing Silverman by threatening to kidnap her daughter. He was sentenced to 15 months in prison. (1992)
- Ohio State Senator Jeff Johnson (D), was convicted of three counts of extortion in 1990.
- Pennsylvania Attorney General Ernie Preate (R) pleaded guilty to mail fraud. (1995)
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Rolf Larsena Democrat, on April 9, 1994, was found guilty of two counts of criminal conspiracy. On June 13, he was sentenced to one year of probation for each count and removed him from office for the "infamous" crime of which he was convicted.
- Rhode Island Governor Edward Daniel DiPrete (R) pled guilty to bribery and racketeering charges and served one year in prison. (1998)
- Tennessee Operation Rocky Top was an FBI operation which resulted in 50 convictions for bribery in connection with bingo operations. and the incarceration of several politicians. Following the scandal, Tennessee established limits onpolitical contributions and placed new restrictions on lobbying. See 1983 listing.
- State House Majority Leader, DemocratTommy Burnett.
- Tennessee Secretary of State Gentry Crowell(committed suicide in December 1989, just before he was scheduled to testify for a third time before a federal grand jury)
- State Representative Ted Ray Miller of Knoxville(after being charged with bribery).
- West Virginia Governor Arch A. Moore Jr. The Republican politician signed a plea agreement with Federal prosecutors in which he admitted extortion, mail fraud, tax fraud and attempts to obstruct the grand jury that ultimately indicted him. He was sentenced by a Federal district judge to 5 years and 10 months in prison and a $170,000 fine.
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