What State is the Most Corrupt in the Nation?

Nov 10, 2015

by: AAN Staff

There are a lot of states that come to mind when one thinks of corruption, but when it comes to greed, graft, and poor governance, this one lives up to its motto: Excelsior!

We’re No. 1 – in corruption. No other state has more legislators forced out of office by ethical or criminal issues than New York, according to a study released on Monday.

In fact, the state set a national record for the number of lawmakers kicked out, or chased out of office since, 2012, the Center for Public Integrity, a good government group, found in a new study.

We’re talking about a gold medal-winning corruption performance by New York.

– John Kaehny, executive director of Reinvent Albany

The tally of 14 lawmakers does not include former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who is on trial for corruption, or his counterpart in the state Senate, former Majority Leader Dean Skelos, whose trial is scheduled for later this month.

The reported noted that Skelos is the fifth straight Senate leader to be charged with using his office illegally for personal gain.

People just can’t seem to understand that if you are dishonest – sooner or later the oil rises to the surface.

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