Richard Thomas Hanna (June 9, 1914 – June 9, 2001) was a U.S. Representative from California. He became involved in a scandal dubbed Koreagate by accepting bribes from a businessman working for the South Korean government. He was found guilty, resigned his seat, and served one year in prison.[1][2]
Richard Hanna | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 34th district | |
| In office January 3, 1963 – December 31, 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Mark W. Hannaford |
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 75th district | |
| In office June 28, 1956 – January 3, 1963 | |
| Preceded by | LeRoy Lyon |
| Succeeded by | Victor Veysey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Thomas Hanna June 9, 1914 Kemmerer, Wyoming, U.S. |
| Died | June 9, 2001 (aged 87) Tryon, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Doris Jenks |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Pasadena City College University of California, Los Angeles (BA, LLB) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Navy |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
History
editHanna was born in Kemmerer, Wyoming and graduated from Pasadena Junior College, Pasadena, California. He received his BA and LLB from the University of California, Los Angeles and then became a lawyer in private practice, after serving in the United States Naval Air Corps from 1942 to 1945.
Career
editHanna served in the California State Assembly from 1956 to 1963. He was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-eighth United States Congress in 1962 and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1963 - December 31, 1974) to represent California's 34th congressional district, which then covered parts of Los Angeles and Orange counties.
Koreagate
editIn the 1970s, he received payments of about $200,000 from Korean businessman Tongsun Park in what became known as the Koreagate influence buying scandal. After the payments were revealed, he pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit bribery and was sentenced to 6–30 months in federal prison, of which he served one year.[3]
Death
editAfter his death on his 87th birthday, June 9, 2001, in Tryon, North Carolina, he was cremated and his ashes were scattered in the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of North Carolina.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Haldane, David (13 June 2001). "Richard Hanna; Congressman Sent to Prison in Bribery Scandal". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- ^ Charles R. Babcock (October 14, 1978). "House Votes Reprimands for Roybal, McFall and Wilson". washingtonpost.com.
- ^ Richard Halloran; Special to The New York Times (April 25, 1978). "Ex‐Rep. Hanna Is Sentenced to Prison in Korean Influence‐Buying Case". The New York Times.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Haldane, David (13 June 2001). "Richard Hanna; Congressman Sent to Prison in Bribery Scandal". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- United States Congress. "Richard T. Hanna (id: H000164)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress