U.S. Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) reacts during a House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, hearing November 18, 2010 in Washington, DC. During the hearing the committee's chief counsel Blake Chisam recommended that Rangel be censured after being convicted of 11 ethics violations. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Former Gov. David Paterson
Former Gov. David Paterson was fined over World Series tickets. (credit: Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
Former NY Rep. Eric Massa
Former New York Rep. Eric Massa resigned from Congress on March 8, 2010, following a sexual harrassment complaint from a staffer. (credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Former NY Sen. Pedro Espada Jr.
Former New York Senator Pedro Espada Jr. (credit: AP Photo)
Former NY Sen. Hiram Monserrate
Former New York Sen. Hiram Monserrate (center) was expelled from the State Senate on February 9, 2010 after a misdemeanor conviction for dragging his girlfriend through an apartment lobby. (credit: AP)
Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer
Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer officially resigned on March 17, 2008 after he was found to be a client of the high-profile prostitution ring that was busted days before. "I am deeply sorry that I did not live up to what was expected of me," he said during the 11:45 a.m. announcement. (credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Former NYC Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik
Former NYPD Commissioner Bernard Kerik was sentenced to 48 months in prison for tax fraud, lying to the White House and other felonies. (file/credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)