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TBD, June 07, 2012

PHOTOS: D.C. area political scandals

This week, D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown resigned in disgrace after he was charged with campaign violations and felony fraud. Just another crooked politician in a long line of corrupt local leaders? You betcha. Here's a look at some of our less-than-respectable elected leaders.

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Thomas Gore

Former Mayor Vincent Gray campaign staffer, Thomas Gore, admitted that he and Howard Brooks paid Sulaimon Brown to stay in the 2010 race and make negative comments about then-mayor Adrian Fenty.