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In April 1978, Richmond was arrested in Washington for soliciting sex from a 16-year-old boy.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/congress.htm</ref> In April 1978, Richmond was arrested in Washington for soliciting sex from a 16-year-old boy.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/congress.htm</ref>


In 1982, Richmond was convicted on federal corruption charges, which included possession of marijuana and payment of an illegal gratuity to a Brooklyn Navy Yard employee. He resigned his seat and was found guilty of making illegal payments to a government employee and marijuana possession. He was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison and fined $20,000.<ref name="CongressionalBadBoys"></ref> He served nine months in prison.<ref>, by ], FindLaw, October 6, 2006</ref> In 1982, Richmond was convicted on federal corruption charges, which included possession of marijuana and payment of an illegal gratuity to a Brooklyn Navy Yard employee. He resigned his seat and was found guilty of making illegal payments to a government employee and marijuana possession. He was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison and fined $20,000.<ref name="CongressionalBadBoys">{{Cite web |url=http://www.congressionalbadboys.com/Richmond.htm |title=CongressionalBadBoys<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2006-10-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120810055124/http://www.congressionalbadboys.com/Richmond.htm |archive-date=2012-08-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He served nine months in prison.<ref>, by ], FindLaw, October 6, 2006</ref>


With a personal fortune estimated at $32 million, Richmond was one of the wealthiest members of Congress.{{Citation needed|date=July 2007}} With a personal fortune estimated at $32 million, Richmond was one of the wealthiest members of Congress.{{Citation needed|date=July 2007}}

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Fred Richmond
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 14th district
In office
January 3, 1975 – August 25, 1982
Preceded byJohn J. Rooney
Succeeded byGuy Molinari
Personal details
BornFrederick William Richmond
(1923-11-15) November 15, 1923 (age 101)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationBoston University (BA)

Frederick William Richmond (born November 15, 1923) is a former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.

Early life

Richmond was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He served in the United States Navy from 1943 until 1945. Richmond graduated from Boston University in 1945. He engaged in a wide array of civic and charitable activities in New York. In college, he supported himself by playing the piano and forming the Freddie Richmond Swing Band.

Politics

He served as deputy finance chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 1958 until 1960 and was a delegate to the 1964 Democratic National Convention. He was also member of the New York City Council from 1973 until 1974 when he was elected to the US Congress in 1974 and represented New York's 14th congressional district from January 3, 1975, until August 25, 1982.

Upon his election, Richmond joined the House Agriculture Committee where he spent many years to develop new support for federally funded inner city gardens which he hoped would spread across the nation. Due to his work, and with help from House veterans in Congress like Jamie Whitten, the Urban Gardening Program (UGP) was created.

Business

From the 1950s to the 1980s he built a conglomerate, incorporated in 1960 as Walco National, buying up and usually improving the operations of a diverse group of smaller operating companies. His business career was not without notoriety. Richmond was also known as an opportunist who skirted ethics. In one instance, he was accused of involvement in greenmail, the purchase of strategic blocks of shares for resale back to a target for a profit.

Personal

In April 1978, Richmond was arrested in Washington for soliciting sex from a 16-year-old boy.

In 1982, Richmond was convicted on federal corruption charges, which included possession of marijuana and payment of an illegal gratuity to a Brooklyn Navy Yard employee. He resigned his seat and was found guilty of making illegal payments to a government employee and marijuana possession. He was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison and fined $20,000. He served nine months in prison.

With a personal fortune estimated at $32 million, Richmond was one of the wealthiest members of Congress.

As of 2010 he is a resident of New York City.

See also

References

  1. Malakoff, David (1994). "Final Harvest". Community Greening Review: 1–2.
  2. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/congress.htm
  3. "CongressionalBadBoys". Archived from the original on 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2006-10-04.
  4. "The Foley Follies", by John W. Dean, FindLaw, October 6, 2006

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Political offices
Preceded byLeonard Scholnick Member of the New York City Council
from the 18th district
1973 		Succeeded byMorton Povman
Preceded byMario Merola Member of the New York City Council
from the 29th district
1974 		Succeeded byAbraham Gerges
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byJohn J. Rooney Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 14th congressional district
1975–1982 		Succeeded byGuy Molinari
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