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His troubles have gone on for years. Now, the embattled former mayor of Sheboygan has been sentenced. As expected, the former mayor will not spend a day in jail, only having to pay fines for touchi...

The former mayor of Racine has been released from prison after serving time for sexual assault of a child and child enticement.Gary Becker is back in Racine, living about two blocks from an el...

Original ArticleDiigo Post Excerpt: The week began with news that Mayor Bob Filner's fiancee ended their engagement and concluded with San Diego's first Democratic leader in 20 years desperately trying to stay in office amid sexual harassment al...

Bob Filner Original Article12/09/2013By David Simpson(CNN) - Former San Diego Mayor Bob Filner will be sentenced Monday for kissing or grabbing three women at campaign events or City Hall, once with enough force to qualify as a felony. Filner, ...

A former Tennessee politician was arrested and charged with indecent exposure after he allegedly masturbated out his car window while driving 90 mph on Interstate 26 earlier this year. Apparently this is not a new multi-tasking endeavor for the former Mount Carmel vice mayor - the charges mirror complaints made him against him several years ago that were never fully investigated. And now he's facing up to all of them. William Lee Blakely was charged with one count of indecent exposure after a female motorist alleged that he "fondled himself" and made obscene gestures while they drove next to one another on the highway.

Carlos Gonzalez Original Article07/04/2013By Jill HarmacinskiLAWRENCE - In a swiftly issued decision, hearing officer Peter McQuillan upheld Mayor William Lantigua's termination of veteran police officer Carlos Gonzalez. The city on Monday serv...

"Here's someone who might agree with Mayor Bloomberg's controversial comment about whites being subjected to stop-and-frisk "too much." A white, vegan, 22-year-old Bard College graduate is suing the NYPD after cops allegedly violently stopped her on a Williamsburg street last year - and then frisked her to the point of a semi-strip search. "My face and stomach were on the hood," environmentalist and animal lover Samantha Rosenbaum told The Post, who claims in a Brooklyn federal court lawsuit filed this week that she was thrown against an unmarked police car in broad daylight, for no apparent reason, on July 17, 2012."

"Robbinsdale Police Chief Steven Smith resigned his post over the weekend, more than one month after being arrested Feb. 20 in a Coon Rapids prostitution sting. The successful sting resulted in the arrest of approximately 10 suspects, including Smith, Coon Rapids police said. All were detained and issued citations for hiring and or engaging in prostitution. According to Robbinsdale Mayor Regan Murphy, the news came as a complete shock to him. "I, like you, am also curious," said Murphy. "I just learned of the date today. I do know he did a lot for the city and his record speaks for that. That's why we were caught off guard.""