Before email controversies, Benghazi, and lewd photos, scandals had always been part of American political history. The political game often involves horse-trading, power plays and...

These scandals involve politicians across political parties and from the highest reaches of government, staggering amounts of bribes and money laundering of epic proportions.

A comprehensive analysis of nearly 57,000 corruption cases in federal courts spanning 30 years revealed that fraud and bribery dominated the types of conduct underlying criminal cases, accounting for 76% of the lead charges in cases resulting in convictions.

Bribery, the act of promising, giving, receiving, or agreeing to receive money or some other item of value with the corrupt aim of influencing a public official in the discharge of his official duties. When money has been offered or promised in exchange for a corrupt act, the official involved need.

A sitting member of the U.S. Congress from Louisiana is convicted of taking bribes. Major FBI public corruption cases over the years.