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
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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