Troubled NY lawmakers

Name	Chamber / Party / District	Description
Andrew Cuomo	Governor (Democratic, )	Cuomo resigned in August 2021 after an Attorney General's Office report that found he sexually harassed multiple women, including current or former state employees. He was also facing criticism over his witholding of data about COVID-19's imoact on nursing homes, and his use of state employees to produce a book he published.
Jerry Johnson	Assembly (Republican, Nunda, Livingston County)	Johnson pleaded guilty to second degree attempted burglary in 2000. He was accused of breaking into the house of one of his female aides. He was sentenced to six months in prison. The felony charge required him to resign from office.
Gloria Davis	Assembly (Democratic, Bronx)	Resigned in January 2003 after pleading guilty to taking bribes. She was sentenced to 90 days in jail and five years probation.
Roger Green	Assembly (Democratic, Brooklyn)	Pleaded guilty to petty larceny charges in June 2004, accused of filing false claims for travel reimbursement. He was sentenced to three years of probation. He resigned from his Assembly seat after the plea, thatn ran for re-election that fall and won. Two years later, he opted not to run, launching an unsuccesful campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives.
Guy Velella	Senate (Republican, Bronx)	Resigned from the Senate in June 2004 after pleading guilty to bribery. He received a one-year sentence and spent 182 days in jail. Velalla died in January 2011.
Clarence Norman	Assembly (Democratic, Brooklyn)	Was convicted in three separate corruption trials between 2005 and 2007. He was found guilty in September 2005 of intentionally soliciting illegal campaign contributions, In December 2005, he was convicted for stealing $5,000 donated to his reelection campaign In February 2007, he was convicted for extortion payments from judicial candidates. The first two cases resulted in a sentence of three-to-nine years, while the latter trial added an additional sentence of one-to-three years.
Ryan Karben	Assembly (Democratic, Monsey, Rockland County)	Resigned from the Assembly in May 2006 during an investigation of improper fraternization with staffers.
Brian McLaughlin	Assembly (Democratic, Queens)	McLaughlin was arrested in October 2006, charged with embezzling more than $2 million in state and labor union funds. He announced he would not run for re-election and left office at the end of 2006. He was found guilty in 2008 of racketeering and embezzlement and was sentenced to ten years in prison.
Ada Smith	Senate (Democratic, Queens)	Convicted of misdemeanor harassment in August 2006. She was accused of throwing coffee in a staff member's face. Smith was censured by the Senate minority leader for a "pattern of inappropriate, unprofessional and often abusive behavior." She lost a primary challenge that fall.
Karim Camara	Assembly (Democratic, Brooklyn)	Charged with driving while intoxicated in Albany in 2007. Pleaded guilty to driving while ability impaired and paid a fine. He continued to serve through January 2015, when he resigned to head Gov. Andrew Cuomo's new Office of Faith-Based Community Development Services.
Michael Cole	Assembly (Republican, Alden, Erie County)	Was censured in April 2007 by the Assembly and stripped of committee posts due to his spending the night in the apartment of a student intern. He failed to be re-elected for a second term, losing a September 2008 primary challenge.
Sam Hoyt	Assembly (Democratic, Buffalo)	Hoyt was prohibited from participating in the Assembly's internship program after the chamber's ethics committee found he had an "inappropriate personal relationship" with a 23-year-old intern in 2003. Left the Assembly in July 2011 when he was appointed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to a post at the Empire State Development Corporation. Left that job in 2017 after he entered into a settlement with a state employee who said he sexually harassed him.
Efrain Gonzalez	Senate (Democratic, Bronx)	Was indicted in August 2006 on federal mail fraud and lost election as result of federal investigation; he later pleaded guilty to two charges of mail fraud and two charges of conspiracy to commit mail fraud. In May 2010, Gonzalez was sentenced to 7 years in prison.
Joseph Bruno	Senate (Republican, Brunswick, Rensselaer County)	The former powerful majority leader retired from the Senate in July 2008 amid a pending federal investigation for corruption. Bruno was indicted on eight charges, including mail and wire fraud, and was found guilty of two after a trial. The conviction was overturned on appeal in 2011. He fought efforts to be retried, but did face trial again in May 2014. He was acquitted of the remaining charges.
Diane Gordon	Assembly (Democratic, Bronx)	Convicted in April 2008 on eight charges of bribery and official misconduct. She was accused of steering city-owned land to a private developer in exchange for a house. She began serving a jail term of two-to-six years in January 2009.
John Sabini	Senate (Democratic, Queens)	Sabini pleaded guilty to misdemeanor drunk driving charges in November 2007. He resigned from the Senate in August 2008 to serve as chairman of the New York State Racing and Wagering Board.
Anthony Seminerio	Assembly (Democratic, Queens)	Resigned from the Assembly in June 2009 after a federal indictment was handed down. He pleaded guilty to a single count of theft of honest services for taking bribes. He was sentenced in February 2010 to six years in federal prison, where he died in January 2011.
Adam Clayton Powell IV	Assembly (Democratic, Manhattan)	Convicted of driving while impaired and had his license suspended for 90 days. Left office in 2010.
Vincent Leibell	Senate (Republican, Patterson, Putnam County)	Pleaded guilty in December 2010 to felony bribery and tax-evasion charges related to kickbacks he'd received. He had resigned from the Senate days earlier. Resigned before end of Senate term and pleaded guilty to felony corruption charges. Didn't seek re-election in 2010 and won election as Putnam County executive, but didn't take office. He was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison in May 2011.
Hiram Monserrate	Senate (Democratic, Queens)	Indicted in March 2009 on three felony and three misdemeanor charges, accused of slashing his girlfriend in the face with a broken drinking glass. He was convicted of a single misdemeanor charge and sentenced to three years of probation, community service, and a $1000 fine. After a lengthy debate, the Senate voted to expel him in February 2010. In October 2010, he was indicted on federal corruption charges for embezzling money when he served on New York's city council. He pleaded guilty in December 2012 and was sentenced to two years in prison.