Does anybody remember this guy?

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Frederick William Richmond

Democrat, New York (1975-1982)



The Honorable Fred Richmond plead guilty to tax evasion and two other federal charges in 1982, and agreed to resign from the House of Representatives. 

But when charges first surfaced, Richmond asserted his innocence:  "I don't feel one ounce of embarrassed.  I'm not ashamed of anything I've done.  I've done nothing wrong."

There had been an eight-month Justice Department investigation, and Richmond pleaded guilty to  deliberately under-reporting his federal income by $50,000, possessing marijuana cigarettes obtained from his Congressional staff, and having made an illegal $7,420 payment to a Navy employee who had been helpful in obtaining government contracts for the former Brooklyn Navy Yard.

Richmond was one of the wealthiest members of Congress, and he engaged in a wide array of civic and charitable activities in New York. In college, he supported himself by playing the piano and forming the Freddie Richmond Swing Band.  Then he made, and lost, and made again, a fortune in the import-export business.

He was a very insecure man with 32 million bucks in his pocket.  He thought he was bigger than the rules."

Oh, did we forget to mention the sex?

In 1978, Richmond admitted that he had solicited sex with a 16-year-old boy and then with an undercover policeman at his Washington home.  The misdemeanor charges were dropped after Richmond agreed to undergo professional counseling.