December 04, 2014
Former Arizona U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi, convicted by an Arizona jury of trying to extort a mining company into buying land from a former business partner, has lost another round on appeal with the Ninth Circuit's refusal to grant him a do-over before the full court.
January 07, 2014
An Arizona federal judge denied bail to former Rep. Rick Renzi, R-Ariz., shutting down his chance to walk free while he awaits appeal of a corruption conviction, according to an order filed Tuesday.
October 28, 2013
Former U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi, R-Ariz., was sentenced Monday to three years in prison on charges he tried to extort a mining company into buying land from a former business partner who owed him money.
October 25, 2013
An Arizona federal judge on Friday refused to let former Rep. Rick Renzi, R-Ariz., off the hook for his conviction on 17 corruption charges stemming from a deal to sell land to a mining company in exchange for favorable legislation, rejecting the disgraced congressman's argument that there was insufficient evidence against him.
June 11, 2013
An Arizona federal jury on Tuesday convicted former Rep. Rick Renzi, R-Ariz., on 17 counts stemming from corruption charges that he tried to push a mining company into buying land from a former business partner who owed him money.
October 28, 2011
A magistrate judge recommended Thursday that a federal court dismiss honest-services fraud charges against a former Arizona congressman accused of rigging a land deal, saying the allegations fell short in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's Skilling decision.