NEWARK, N.J. – Attorneys in the bribery trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez gathered on Tuesday to hash out the legal instructions the judge is to give to the jury before deliberations, a crucial phase of ...

WASHINGTON -- Claiming that corruption has become commonplace in the nation’s capital, a group of Democratic U.S. Representatives including Akron’s Emilia Sykes introduced legislation yesterday that ...

It looks like it’s about to become harder for the federal government to prosecute public officials on charges of corruption. But don’t blame the Supreme Court just yet. The high court has steadily ...

A bill advanced by state lawmakers in March would expand the definition of bribery for public officials in New Jersey. Now, Republicans want that new definition to apply to candidates running for ...

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WASHINGTON -- Using increasingly combative language, attorneys for the U.S. Justice Department and former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson are battling in legal briefs about whether his alleged demand of ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear appeals from former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and ex-lobbyist Matt ...