Oklahoma has been rocked by many public official corruption scandals in the past 50 years. Following are some of the most memorable:

2010: Former Comanche County Assessor Charlotte Hamilton pleaded guilty to paying a private contractor for work done by the assessor’s staff.

2010: Then-Pawnee County Sheriff Roger Price convicted of willful neglect of duty for the unauthorized release of two inmates from the county jail.

2009: Former Oklahoma County Commissioner Brent Rinehart pleaded guilty to accepting an excessive campaign contribution.

2009: Former state Rep. Tim Pope, R-Mustang, pleaded guilty to helping a donor make an illegal campaign contribution to Oklahoma County Commissioner Brent Rinehart.

2009: Former Custer County Sheriff Mike Burgess convicted of sexually abusing female inmates and drug court participants.

2009: Then-Seminole County Sheriff Joe Craig pleaded guilty to contributing to the delinquency of a minor for allowing an underage girl to drink alcohol while riding in his vehicle.

2009: Former Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher convicted of bribery.

2008: State Auditor and Inspector Jeff McMahan and his wife, Lori McMahan, were convicted of three felony corruption counts.

2007: Former state Rep. Mike Mass, D-Hartshorne, pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge in a legislative kickback investigation.

2006: Former Creek County District Judge Donald Thompson convicted of using a penis pump and masturbating while presiding over trials.

2003: Former State Sen. Gene Stipe pleaded guilty to federal campaign fraud.

2002: Former Haskell County Sheriff Jimmy Terrell pleaded guilty to selling property of the sheriff’s office and pocketing the money.

2000: Former Kay County District Attorney John Maddox pleaded guilty to embezzlement by a public official.

1996: Former Payne County District Attorney Paul Anderson pleaded guilty to embezzlement.

1994: Former Corporation Commissioner Bob Hopkins convicted of bribery.

1993: Then-Gov. David Walters pleaded guilty to misdemeanor campaign violation.

1986: Former state Sen. Bernard McIntyre, D-Tulsa, convicted of cocaine charges.

1985: Former state Senate President Pro Tempore Finis Smith and his wife, Doris Smith, convicted of federal fraud, tax and conspiracy counts.

1984: Then-Bryan County Sheriff Gene Hampton convicted of extorting money from local club owners.

1983: Oklahoma County District Judge William C. Page convicted of racketeering and extortion for taking payoffs from criminal elements to influence the handling of cases.

Early 1980s: About 240 Oklahoma County commissioners and suppliers pleaded guilty or were convicted of kickback related charges following a federal investigation.

1975: Former Gov. David Hall convicted of extortion and bribery.

1967: Former House Speaker J.D. McCarty convicted on charges of income tax evasion and perjury stemming from acts while he was speaker.

1965: Senate voted to oust Supreme Court Justice N.B. Johnson, finding him guilty on two counts of bribery. The House impeached Johnson for accepting bribes and the Senate removed him from office. Former Vice Chief Justice Nelson Corn and Justice Earl Welch were convicted of tax evasion. Corn said some other justices had taken bribes.

RANDY ELLIS, STAFF WRITER