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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 |