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The former municipal advisor Porter Bingham has been sentenced to four months imprisonment and two years term of supervised release following his fraudulent billing to the city of Rolling Fork, Mississippi in connection with a 2015 bond offering.
October 18 -
Indictments of Illinois' former House speaker and the former Chicago city finance committee chair provide fuel for the city's and state's reputations for corruption.
March 16 -
Alderman Patrick Daley Thompson, the grandson and nephew of Chicago mayors, was found guilty of federal charges of making false statement and tax fraud.
February 15 -
The change of plea hearing is set for Thursday in a federal court in Mississippi.
November 30 -
Ferguson regained its investment grade issuer rating by rebuilding its balance sheet while meeting federal consent decree mandates to overhaul police and court tactics.
September 30 -
Porter Bingham stands accused of stealing $33,000 from the city of Rolling Fork, Mississippi.
August 18 -
FirstEnergy will pay $230 million under a deferred prosecution agreement with federal authorities in the alleged pay-to-play that benefitted its former subsidiary FirstEnergy Solutions.
July 23 -
Jose Ramirez says he doesn't recognize the criminal mastermind portrayed in the SEC's complaint against him.
June 11 -
The Securities and Exchange Commission previously charged one of the seven, an unregistered investment adviser, with similar allegations.
March 26 -
The Department of Justice filed a federal complaint alleging conditions at Alabama prisons violate the constitution, as the state continues to negotiate public-private partnerships to build three lockups.
December 10