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Merinews
February 24, 2018
He was sentenced to 10 years and resigned from Congress on June 23, 2016. Congressman Aaron Schock resigned from office after evidence surfaced that he used campaign funds for travel and redecorated his office with taxpayers' funds in 2015. Congressman Rick Renzi was found guilty of wire fraud,Ãâà...
Roll Call
October 2, 2017
The Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear former Rep. Rick Renzi's appeal of his fraud, racketeering and public corruption conviction in a long-running legal battle that sought to question the process of how he was prosecuted. The Arizona Republican was convicted in 2013 of 17 out of 32 counts in aÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
May 19, 2017
Conviction of Ex-US Rep. Rick Renzi of Arizona Stands. The corruption conviction of former U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi of Arizona will stand after he failed to ask an appeals court or the U.S. Supreme Court to review a decision denying him a new trial. May 19, 2017, at 8:14 p.m.. Conviction of Ex-US Rep. Rick Renzi of ArizonaÃâà...
Arizona Capitol Times
April 26, 2017
A federal appeals court has denied the latest request from former U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi for a new trial on corruption charges. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday rejected the former Arizona congressman's arguments that his 2013 convictions should be set asideÃâà...
Arizona Daily Star
January 6, 2017
This March 5, 2008 file photo shows Rick Renzi, at right, listening to his attorney Reid Weingarten after his arraignment. ... PHOENIX — Former Arizona Congressman Rick Renzi is scheduled to be released from federal prison Saturday after serving a three-year sentence for corruption, money launderingÃâà...
AZCentral.com
January 6, 2017
Former Arizona Congressman Rick Renzi had been scheduled to be released from federal prison Saturday after serving a three-year sentence for corruption, money laundering and other convictions. Renzi was actually released from custody at a halfway house in the Washington, D.C., area early FridayÃâà...
The Hill (blog)
December 9, 2016
A savvy politico who saw the potential political threat Renzi posed to Napolitano, Restaino seized the opportunity to pursue a Republican congressman along with Odom. Odom soon identified Philip Aries, who had also approached Renzi about a potential land exchange, as a potential witness he couldÃâà...
azcentral.com
December 30, 2015
TUCSON - A federal judge on Wednesday denied a new trial for former U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi, who was convicted in 2013 of corruption, money laundering and other charges and is serving a three-year prison term. The ruling by senior U.S. District Judge David Bury comes after Renzi's lawyers argued at anÃâà...
KVOA Tucson News
February 27, 2015
PHOENIX (AP) - Former Arizona Congressman Rick Renzi has reported to a federal prison in West Virginia to begin serving a three-year sentence for corruption, money laundering and other convictions. Renzi previously succeeded in postponing the start of his sentence, but the 9th U.S. Circuit Court ofÃâà...
azcentral.com
October 9, 2014
Former Arizona Congressman Richard Renzi learned this lesson the hard way." The judges' ruling did not address whether Renzi should begin serving his time or remain at liberty through further appeals. As of Thursday, he had not been incarcerated. Renzi's lawyers could seek a review by the full 9thÃâà...
