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Richard George "Rick" Renzi (born June 11, 1958) is a former American politician and was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives representing . Renzi was convicted on Federal criminal charges against him for his involvement in a land-swap deal. The charges for personal gain of over $700,000 were filed in 2008. On April 19, 2007, the FBI had raided his family business, and he temporarily resigned from the House Intelligence Committee. On April 27 Renzi denied printed claims he was considering resigning office;〔 〕 however, on August 23, Renzi announced he would not be a candidate for re-election in 2008.〔 〕〔Wilke, John, "Renzi Won't Seek Re-Election as Federal Inquiry Broadens" Wall Street Journal, August 24, 2007, p. A6.〕 On February 22, 2008, Renzi was indicted on 35 counts connected to land deals.〔(Rep. Renzi indicted on corruption charges )}〕 He pled not guilty. On June 12, 2013, Renzi was convicted on 17 of 32 counts in his corruption case that accused him of using his office for personal financial gain and looting a family insurance business to help pay for his 2002 campaign.〔 On October 28, 2013, he was sentenced to three years in prison. ==Early life, education, and family== Renzi was born to an Italian-American family in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. He attended high school in Annandale, Virginia, before moving to Sierra Vista, Arizona, in 1975, where his father, the late U.S. Army Major General (Ret.) Eugene "Gene" Renzi, served at Fort Huachuca. Renzi graduated from Buena High School and then attended Northern Arizona University, receiving a B.S. in criminal justice in 1980. Renzi played football for NAU and was a starting offensive lineman. Until his death, Renzi's father was an executive vice president at ManTech International, a company providing information technology services to a number of intelligence and defense-related federal government agencies. Renzi and his wife Roberta are the parents of 14 children, the most of any member of Congress. Additionally, all of his children have first names that begin with the letter R. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rick Renzi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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