Kentucky State Treasurer James Tate was known for his honesty. But when he vanished with a stolen fortune, he triggered a nationwide manhunt proving that even the most trustworthy can have a hidden side.

Sources
Frank the Magazine
James ‘Honest Dick’ Tate: Frankfort’s most honest of dishonest men--by Roger Barlow

Lexington Herald-Leader
Fraudulent legacy of Ky. treasurer ‘Honest Dick’ Tate--by Stuart W. Sanders

Kentucky Historical Society
Tate Impeachment

Roots Web
Kentucky: A History of the State--by Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 5th ed., 1887,
Franklin Co.

Photos
James "Honest Dick" Tate--Unknown Author (Public Domain via Wikipedia)
Kentucky Treasury Scales--from Emma Guy Cromwell; KHS Collection via Kentucky Historical Society

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Tina’s Story
Keith Conway served as Kinloch, Missouri mayor for 12 years. BUT when he served himself to Kinloch’s money, he lost his seat and freedom.

Hillary’s Story
Republican John Sheridan served as NJ Transportation commissioner until 1985 before becoming CEO of Cooper University Hospital and chair of Cooper’s Ferry Partnership. BUT his suspicious death in 2014 led to an investigation that remains unsolved today.

Sources
Tina's Story
Columbia Daily Tribune
Burb’s acting mayor left with a mess
Mayor banned from City Hall

Deseret News
Mayor who stole from town gets 21 months in prison

FBI
St. Louis Division (US Attorney's Office)
Kinloch Mayor Keith Conway Pleads Guilty to Fraud, Embezzlement, and Witness Tampering
Kinloch Mayor Keith Conway Sentenced for Fraud, Embezzlement, and Witness Tampering

Five on Your Side
Former Kinloch mayor sentenced for falsifying documents

Fox 2 Now
Former Kinloch mayor indicted for lying about employment records

Riverfront Times
Feeding Frenzy--by Elizabeth Vega
Former Kinloch Mayor Keith Conway Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison--by Albert Samaha
Keith Conway, Disgraced Kinloch Mayor, Pleads Guilty to Three Charges--by Sarah Fenske

Vice
The City Next to Ferguson Is Even More Depressing--by Ben Westhoff

Photos
Former Kinloch mayor, Keith Conway--photo by Jennifer Silverberg via Riverfront Times
Andolora Marshall on Dais--screenshot via St. Louis Post Dispatch

Hillary's Story
Fox 5 via YouTube
DEAD END - A New Jersey Political Murder Mystery podcast profiled

Gothamist
Detectives believed John and Joyce Sheridan died in a murder-suicide. Here’s the evidence that contradicts that theory.--by Nancy Solomon
These are the key people in the John and Joyce Sheridan murder investigation--by Nancy Solomon

Intelligencer
The Knife Twist--by Colin Moynihan

My Central New Jersey
Sheridan sons hire pathologist to solve parents' deaths

The New York Times
At 73, He Adds New Jersey Hit Man to His Criminal Résumé--by Ed Shanahan
Prosecutors Open New Inquiry Into Mysterious Deaths of Prominent Couple--by Tracey Tully
Who Killed the Sheridans?--by Michael Sokolove

NJ.com
Family of John Sheridan asks authorities to explore possible link between deaths and murder-for-hire-plot--by Ted Sherman

Observer
Prosecutor rules Sheridan case a murder/suicide; sons slam ‘bungled’ investigation--by Max Pizarro

Politico
AG opens up the Sheridan case--by Matt Friedman

Wikipedia
Deaths of John and Joyce Sheridan
Photos
John and Joyce Sheridan--from the Sheridan Family via NJ.com
The Sheridan Children--by Stefan Ruiz via The New York Times
Home of John and Joyce Sheridan--by Mel Evans/AP Photo via Fox News
George Bratsenis--by Connecticut Department of Corrections/AP via The New York Times

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Hillary’s Story
As a US House Rep. Bob Livingston took an understated approach. BUT when he vies for the prominent Speaker of the House position, his undercover exploits come to light.

Tina’s Story
Joel Greenberg ran as a Trump-like figure who would stop corruption in Seminole County, FL. BUT when he misuses funds for a litany of illicit activities, he’s taxed with corruption and pays a hefty price.

Sources
Hillary's Story
The Advocate
Former Congressman Bob Livingston emerges as figure in Trump's Ukraine saga--by Elizabeth Crisp

KellyWurx
Rep. Bob Livingston Shocking Resignation--by KellyWurx via YouTube

NOLA.com
Bob Livingston, former Louisiana congressman, to publish political memoir--by Drew Broach

Washington Post
Larry Flynt, Investigative Pornographer--by Howard Kurtz

Livingston Rejected GOP Advice--by Eric Pianin
Livingston Quits as Speaker-Designate--by Eric Pianin

Wikipedia
Bob Livingston

Photos
Bob Livingston--photo by Dennis Cook/AP via Politico
Bob Livingston and his wife, Bonnie--photo by Matt Ross/Times-Picayune archive via NOLA.com
Bob Livingston Resigning on the US House Floor--via Washington Post
Larry Flynt--by Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images

Tina's Story
ABC News
Matt Gaetz associate Joel Greenberg gets 11 years as probe into congressman stalls, sources say--by Will Steakin

Click Orlando
Bribery, fraud, sex: What we know about the cases Joel Greenberg is involved in--by Christie Zizo
Joel Greenberg admits to paying teen for sex, introducing her to other men, documents show--by Merris Badcock
Joel Greenberg’s estranged wife appears in Matt Gaetz rap video--by Mike DeForest

CNN
Joel Greenberg sentenced to 11 years after cooperating with federal probe into Matt Gaetz--by Marshall Cohen

Government Technology
Seminole County, Fla., Becomes First to Try Taking Payment by Bitcoin — Sort of--by Ben Miller

The New York Times
Former Gaetz Confidant Is Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison--by Eric Adelson and Michael S. Schmidt

Orlando Sentinel
Seminole Tax Collector Joel Greenberg didn't break law by pulling over speeding motorist, prosecutor says--by Martin Comas
Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg gives $3.5 million in consultant contracts, salaries to friends and associates--by Lauren Ritchie

Politico
The congressman and his wingman--by Marc Caputo

United States Attorney's Office
Former Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Micah Greenberg Pleads Guilty To Multiple Federal Offenses

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLEDISTRICT OF FLORIDA
ORLANDO DIVISION
United States of America v. Joel Micah Greenberg

WESH 2
Former Seminole County tax collector Joel Greenberg to pay $1.8M in restitution

WFTV9
Joel Greenberg: Disgraced former Seminole County tax collector sentenced to 11 years--by Q McCray, James Tutten, and Sarah Wilson
Joel Greenberg: Former tax collector to pay Seminole County nearly $1.3M--by Jeff Levkulich and Sarah Wilson

Photos
Joel Greenberg--from Office of the Seminole County Tax Collector (Public Domain)
Sentencing of Greenberg--screenshot via Click Orlando
Gaetz, Greenberg, and DeSantis--from @tominahonen/Twitter via SportsKeeda

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Tina’s Story
Pedro Espada served in the NY Senate beginning in 1993. But when his high rolling lifestyle doesn’t match up to a civil servant’s pay, an investigation is launched.

Hillary’s Story
Terri Schiavo’s suffered a massive heart attack at just 27 years old. BUT the politics of the case led to a nationwide debate that ends up before SCOTUS.

Sources
Tina's Story
Bronx Times
After over 30 years, Soundview Health Center is gone--by David Cruz

Buffalo News
For Espada, new problems surface as federal investigation begins--by Tom Precious

New York Daily News
Crooked ex-state Sen. Pedro Espada Jr. sentenced to 5 years in prison for embezzlement--By John Marzulli

New York State Attorney General
Attorney General Cuomo Charges Pedro Espada Jr. And 19 Executives With Looting His Bronx Not-for-profit

The New York Times
Espada and Son Plead Not Guilty to Embezzling From Health Network--by Nicolas Confessore and Colin Moynihan
Espada Sentenced to 5 Years for Stealing From Nonprofit--by Mosi Secret
Seven House Primaries Among Most Visible Races in New York Region

Times Union
Espada is back in NY after stepping over line in Penn.--by Rick Karlin

United States Attorney's Office Eastern District of New York
Former New York State Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada, Jr. Sentenced To Five Years’ Imprisonment

The Wall Street Journal
Landlords Stand by Espada--by Eliot Brown

Wikipedia
Pedro Espada Jr.

Photos
Pedro Espada, Jr.--by Matt Ryan CC BY-SA 3.0
Espada on Senate Floor--screenshot of NYSenate via YouTube
Soundview Healthcare Network--via CBS News

Hillary's Story
ABC News
Terri Schiavo Timeline

CNN
Terri Schiavo has died

Mayo Clinic Proceedings
The Terri Schiavo Saga: The Making of a Tragedy and Lessons Learned

NBC News
Ten Years After Terri Schiavo, Death Debates Still Divide Us: Bioethicist--by Arthur Caplan

The New York Times
From Private Ordeal to National Fight: The Case of Terri Schiavo--by Clyde Haberman

Politico
Jeb ‘Put Me Through Hell’--by Michael Kruse

Tampa Bay Times
How Terri Schiavo’s final days divided her family, Florida and the world--by Tom Zucco, Jamie Thompson, William R. Levesque, Kelley Benham, Leonora LaPeter Anton, Thomas French

Time Magazine
How Terri Schiavo Shaped the Right-to-Die Movement

Wikipedia
Terri Schiavo Case

Photos
Terri Schivao--from the Schindler family via The New Yorker
Terri Schiavo, in a PVS, with her mother--by Matt May via Time Magazine
Terri Schiavo Brain Scan: On the Left is CT scan of normal brain; Right: Schiavo's 2002 CT scan showing loss of brain tissue--via Fair Use
Right to Life Supporter--by AP via Tampa Bay Times

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Tina’s Story
Orville Hodge served as Illinois Auditor of Public Accounts after winning election in 1952. But when he lined his pockets instead of balancing the books, it cost him big time.

Hillary’s Story
When pilot Kenneth Arnold witnessed what he described as high speed flying discs. BUT little did he know that his sighting would spark a flying disc craze that still intrigues UFO enthusiasts today.

Sources
Tina's Story
Chicagoist
The Chicagoist Flashback: The Demise Of Orville Hodge--by Samantha Abernathy

Chicago Tribune
ORVILLE HODGE, AUDITOR WHO ROBBED STATE

Downfall Dictionary
Orville E. Hodge: high flying lifestyle--by Dirk Langeveld

NPR Illinois Public Radio
Illinois Issues: Comptroller, Treasurer - The Story Of How One Office Became Two--by Sam Dunklau

State Journal Register
Flashback Springfield: July 22, 1956--by Rich Saal

Time
ILLINOIS: Hodge Dislodged

Photos
Orville Enoch Hodge--via NPR Illinois Public Radio
Orville Hodge getting fingerprinted--by Chicagoist via Downfall Dictionary

Hillary's Story
Sources
Britannica
Roswell incident

CBS News
Recently uncovered 1947 headline from long-defunct newspaper offers "amazing glimpse" at UFO incident in Roswell

FBI Vault
Roswell UFO

History
What Really Happened at Roswell?--by Adam Janos

National Catholic Register
Nuns Reveal Hidden Truth About Roswell ‘UFO Crash’--by KV Turley

NPR WLRN
The Truth Is (Still) Out There In 'UFO Capital' Roswell, New Mexico--by Kirk Siegler and Liz Baker

Smithsonian Magazine
In 1947, A High-Altitude Balloon Crash Landed in Roswell. The Aliens Never Left--by Donovan Webster

The Washington Post
75 years ago, Roswell 'flying saucer' report sparked UFO obsession--by Dave Kindy

Wikipedia
1947 flying disc craze
Kenneth Arnold UFO sighting
Roswell Incident

Wired
July 8, 1947: Roswell Incident Launches UFO Controversy--by John C Abell

Photos
Pilot Kenneth Arnold--from Associated Press file photo via East Oregonian
Flying Discs over Tulsa--by Enio Gilmore from Tulsa Daily World via Wikipedia
Front Page of Paper--from the July 5, 1947 Florence Times via Muscle Shoals
Roswell Crash Article--from Corsicana Daily Sun via History

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Tina’s Story
Rita Crundwell served as Dixon comptroller and treasurer for almost 30 years beginning in 1983. BUT Curndwell bankrupts her career when a city clerk discovers suspicious account activity.

Hillary’s Story
In the 1950s Boise Idaho officials started an intensive investigation to supposedly protect children. BUT it soon became clear that this was an orchestrated witch hunt against gay men.

Sources
Tina's Story
ABC7 Chicago
Former Dixon, Illinois Comptroller Rita Crundwell, convicted of stealing $50M, released early from Pekin prison

All the Queens Horses
Home Page

Auburn
Fraud in Dixon Illinois: Who’s to Blame Fraud in Dixon Illinois: Who’s to Blame

Chicago Sun-Times
Rita Crundwell, who stole nearly $54 million from Dixon, released from federal prison

Chicago Tribune
Rita Crundwell, comptroller who bilked Dixon, should complete the remainder of her sentence

CPA Hall Talk
Rita Crundwell Story: Why Some Ranches Stink

Department of Justice
Former Dixon Comptroller Rita Crundwell Sentenced To Nearly 20 Years In Federal Prison For $53.7 Million Theft From City

Dixon Gov
Microsoft Word - Document1

The FCPA Blog
Want to buy Rita Crundwell's belt buckles?

Find Law
UNITED STATES v. CRUNDWELL

Flickr
USMS Rita Crundwell Auction

Forbes
Fmr Dixon, IL Comptroller, Rita Crundwell, Sentenced to 19 1/2 Years In Prison

Fraud Magazine
Comptroller, horse lady and crook, Part 1 of 2Comptroller, horse lady and crook, Part 1 of 2
The horses take a nasty fall, Part 2 of 2

Journal Standard
State charges dropped against ex-Dixon comptroller Rita Crundwell

Justia
United States v. Crundwell, No. 13-1407 (7th Cir. 2013)

NBC Chicago
Ex-Dixon Comptroller Released From Prison Halfway Through Sentence for Embezzling Nearly $54M

NPR Illinois
City Of Dixon To Recover Some Losses

Our Quad Cities
Documentary filmmaker, professor, shocked at Crundwell’s early release

WGN-TV
Rita Crundwell stole $54 million then returned to the scene of the crime

Wikipedia
Rita Crundwell

Photos
Rita Crundwell Mug Shot—from Boone County Sheriff via CBS News
Horse from auction--Flickr

Hillary's Story
The Forgotten Boise 7
Synopsis

Idaho Statesman
'Crush the Monster': The Boys of Boise hysteria--BY BILL DENTZER

Linguistic Society of America
“The Boys of Boise” Scandal: History, Language, and Legacies of Moral Panic--by Dr. Chris VanderStouwe

The New York Times
Idaho’s Original Same-Sex Scandal--By Seth Randal and Alan Virta

Time
You've Probably Heard of the Red Scare, but the Lesser-Known, Anti-Gay 'Lavender Scare' Is Rarely Taught in Schools--Suyin Haynes

Wikipedia
Boise homosexuality scandal

Photos
Idaho Statesman Headline--screenshot from CBS Reports (fair use)

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Tina’s Story
William Hart made history as Detroit’s first black police chief. BUT when suspicions of embezzlement, Hart’s career and reputation are under fire.

Hillary’s Story
US House Congressman for Tennessee, John Rose, is known for staunch conservative views about marriage and morality. BUT when he marries a co-ed decades his junior, questions arose about his own ethics.

Sources
Tina's Story
Ann Arbor District Library
Tannian, Blount Out-hart To Head Police

The Baltimore Sun
Detroit police chief, ex-aide accused of stealing funds

Case Law
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William L. HART, Defendant-Appellant.

Case Text
US v. Hart

Chicago Tribune
DETROIT DIVIDED OVER TRIAL OF POLICE CHIEF OF A THOUSAND FACES--By Robert Blau

Deseret News
FORMER POLICE CHIEF OF DETROIT SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN PRISON--By Associated Press

Detroit Free Press
Corruption accusations in Detroit are hardly new. Here are other cases--by Frank Witsil

National Black Chamber of Commerce
Detroit Free Falls as Its Leaders are in Denial

The New York Times
Former Detroit Police Chief Convicted of Embezzlement

Orlando Sentinel
EX-DETROIT POLICE CHIEF CONVICTED ON 4 CHARGES

Tampa Bay Times
Detroit police chief indicted for embezzling $2.6-million

UPI
Former police chief's embezzlement trial opens--By JAMES R. CAMPBELL
Former police chief guilty of embezzlement, tax fraud--By JAMES R. CAMPBELL

Photos
Police Chief William Hart--screenshot via Detroit Free Press
Mayor Coleman Young--via Public Domain

Hillary's Story
The Boston Globe
How Republican Rep. John Rose Found His Wife--by Ryan Cooper and Alexander Sammon

FactCheck.Org
Social Media Posts Misrepresent Tennessee Bill Allowing Common Law Marriage--By Sydney Nixon

Heavy
Chelsea Doss Rose, Congressman John Rose’ Wife: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know--by Tom Cleary

John Rose Congressman
Rose Congressman Homepage

NBC News
Tennessee's anti-gay marriage bill sparks bipartisan criticism--by Associated Press
Tennessee legislator files amendment to anti-LGBT marriage bill amid age limit backlash--by Melissa Brown

Newsweek
Tennessee Lawmaker Adds Age Restriction to Marriage Bill After Backlash--BY AARON MCDADE

Rebel HQ
TN Republican's Young Wife Raises SERIOUS Questions--via YouTube

Tennessean
Rep. John Rose misses House impeachment rules vote as wife, family mourn death of anticipated second child--by Mariah Timms

The Why Axis
Congressman John Rose is decades older than his wife. They were engaged before she graduated college.--by Christopher Ingraham

Wikipedia
John Rose (Tennessee politician)

WKRN
GOP common-law marriage bill amended to add age requirement while still being considered--by Gerald Harris

Photos
US House Rep John Rose--by Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images
John and Chelsea Rose--via John Rose US House Page
Chelsea Doss Rose in FFA--via Tennessee FFA

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