From a long line of crooks.
This does not surprise me at all; and I bet my house it's the tip of the iceburg, R's and D's alike.
from that link I posted
Monday, Edwards begins what might be the last stage of his life. He is scheduled to report to the Federal Medical Center, a federal prison in Fort Worth, Texas.
His son, Stephen, is slated to report to the Federal Correctional Center in Beaumont, Texas, to begin a seven-year term.
A jury in May 2000 convicted them and three others of shaking down riverboat casino owners and license applicants.
http://www.jimbrownla.com/columns/EasyMoney.html
Their terms spanned three decades, from 1972 to 2003. Until last year’s state election, no one born after 1946 could have voted for an insurance commissioner who did not get convicted. Sherman Bernard served four terms from 1972 to 1988. He was jailed in 1995. Douglas Green was commissioner from 1988-1991. Jailed in 1991. Jim Brown’s term ran from 1991 until he relinquished his title in 2003. Jailed in 2002.