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The '''House banking scandal''' was an affair in 1992 involving members of congress who were writing themselves checks for cash.<ref>[http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2016/02/01/we_live_in_a_tumultuous_political_time_but_i_ve_seen_this_public_anger_before We Live in a Tumultuous Political Time – But I’ve Seen This Public Anger Before]</ref>
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The '''House banking scandal''' was an affair in 1992 involving members of congress who were writing themselves checks for cash.<ref>[http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2016/02/01/we_live_in_a_tumultuous_political_time_but_i_ve_seen_this_public_anger_before We Live in a Tumultuous Political Time – But I’ve Seen This Public Anger Before]</ref> The scandal was also sometimes referred to as '''Rubbergate'''<ref>[http://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,3642,00.html MRS. RUBBERGATE], [[Time Magazine]]</ref> or the '''check-kiting scandal'''.<ref>[http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1992-04-28/news/9204280342_1_wilkey-kiting-house-bank A Classic Check-kiting Scheme]</ref>
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==Members implicated==
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The following are the top 22 offenders:<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1992/04/02/us/house-identifies-top-22-bank-abusers.html House Identifies Top 22 Bank Abusers], [[The New York Times]], April 2, 1992</ref>
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|-
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! rowspan=1 | Name
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! rowspan=1 | State
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! rowspan=1 | Party
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! rowspan=1 | # of checks
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! rowspan=1 | Months overdue
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|-
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| Bill Alexander
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| [[Arkansas]]
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| Democrat
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| 487
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| 19
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|-
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| Tommy Robinson
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| [[Arkansas]]
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| A former Democrat
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| 996
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| 16
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|-
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| Jim Bates
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| [[California]]
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| Democrat
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| 89
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| 9
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|-
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| Doug Bosco
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| [[California]]
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| Democrat
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| 124
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| 13
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|-
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| Tony Coelho
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| [[California]]
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| Democrat
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| 316
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| 12
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|-
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| Charles Hatcher
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| [[Georgia]]
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| Democrat
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| 819
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| 35
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|-
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| Charles Hayes
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| [[Illinois]]
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| Democrat
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| 716
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| 15
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|-
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| Carl Perkins
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| [[Kentucky]]
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| Democrat
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| 514
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| 14
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|-
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| Joseph Early
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| [[Massachusetts]]
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| Democrat
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| 140
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| 15
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|-
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| [[John Conyers]]
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| [[Michigan]]
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| Democrat
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| 273
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| 9
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|-
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| Robert Davis
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| [[Michigan]]
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| Republican
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| 878
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| 13
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|-
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| William Clay
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| [[Missouri]]
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| Democrat
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| 328
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| 9
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|-
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| Robert Mrazek
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| [[New York]]
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| Democrat
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| 920
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| 23
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|-
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| Stephen Solarz
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| [[New York]]
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| Democrat
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| 743
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| 30
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|-
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| Edolphus Towns
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| [[New York]]
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| Democrat
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| 408
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| 18
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|-
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| Edward Feighan
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| [[Ohio]]
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| Democrat
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| 397
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| 8
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|-
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| Mary Rose Oakar
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| [[Ohio]]
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| Democrat
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| 213
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| 18
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|-
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| Mickey Edwards
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| [[Oklahoma]]
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| Republican
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| 386
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| 13
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|-
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| Bill Goodling
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| [[Pennsylvania]]
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| Republican
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| 430
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| 9
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|-
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| Doug Walgren
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| [[Pennsylvania]]
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| Democrat
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| 858
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| 16
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|-
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| Harold Ford
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| [[Tennessee]]
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| Democrat
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| 388
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| 31
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|-
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| Ronald Coleman
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| [[Texas]]
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| Democrat
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| 673
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| 23
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|-
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Latest revision as of 17:31, September 26, 2018

The House banking scandal was an affair in 1992 involving members of congress who were writing themselves checks for cash.[1] The scandal was also sometimes referred to as Rubbergate[2] or the check-kiting scandal.[3]

Members implicated

The following are the top 22 offenders:[4]

Name State Party # of checks Months overdue
Bill Alexander Arkansas Democrat 487 19
Tommy Robinson Arkansas A former Democrat 996 16
Jim Bates California Democrat 89 9
Doug Bosco California Democrat 124 13
Tony Coelho California Democrat 316 12
Charles Hatcher Georgia Democrat 819 35
Charles Hayes Illinois Democrat 716 15
Carl Perkins Kentucky Democrat 514 14
Joseph Early Massachusetts Democrat 140 15
John Conyers Michigan Democrat 273 9
Robert Davis Michigan Republican 878 13
William Clay Missouri Democrat 328 9
Robert Mrazek New York Democrat 920 23
Stephen Solarz New York Democrat 743 30
Edolphus Towns New York Democrat 408 18
Edward Feighan Ohio Democrat 397 8
Mary Rose Oakar Ohio Democrat 213 18
Mickey Edwards Oklahoma Republican 386 13
Bill Goodling Pennsylvania Republican 430 9
Doug Walgren Pennsylvania Democrat 858 16
Harold Ford Tennessee Democrat 388 31
Ronald Coleman Texas Democrat 673 23

References

  1. ↑ We Live in a Tumultuous Political Time – But I’ve Seen This Public Anger Before
  2. ↑ MRS. RUBBERGATE, Time Magazine
  3. ↑ A Classic Check-kiting Scheme
  4. ↑ House Identifies Top 22 Bank Abusers, The New York Times, April 2, 1992
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