He is the first mayor to be convicted for corruption in New Orleans, which has a reputation for flamboyant graft.
The academics compared the rate at which public officials were convicted for corruption in different states with the geographical distribution of natural disasters.
Mr Zuma's supporters are convinced that his sacking from the government, after his financial adviser was convicted for corruption, was nothing but a political move to block him from the top job.
Mr. Thaksin remains a political force in Thailand even though he fled the country to avoid prison after being convicted for corruption, and has taken refuge in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.
One of his former associates, Schabir Shaik, was convicted for corruption in his role in the arms deal.
According to Suetonius, some were convicted for corruption or treason, others on trivial charges, which Domitian justified through his suspicion.
He'd been convicted for gross indecency.
In 2010 he portrayed real-life political lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who was convicted for his role in a corruption scandal, in the dark comedy Casino Jack, and he starred as a disgraced television huckster in Father of Invention.
Nine said that they had not agreed to stand for the party and the tenth has been convicted of corruption.
His predecessor, who had also been convicted of corruption, was put to death in 2009.
