Charles Diggs

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Charles Diggs

Charles Coles Diggs (born December 2, 1922 in Detroit , Michigan , † August 24, 1998 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician .

Career

The member of the Democratic Party always stood up for the improvement of the human rights situation in the United States and was from 1955 to 1980 a member of the United States House of Representatives for the state of Michigan; he had previously served in the Michigan Senate from 1951 to 1954 . Diggs was the first African American to be elected to Congress from Michigan and the first chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus , an association of all African American members of Congress in the United States.

Condemnation

In March 1978, Diggs was charged with corruption . He is said to have reclaimed the raise in the form of so-called kick-backs from his employees, whose salaries he increased . In October 1978, he was found guilty of postal fraud and incorrect filing of pay slips in this regard and sentenced to three years in prison. Despite the dispute with the criminal authorities, Diggs was re-elected, but then had to resign. Charles Diggs, who always protested his innocence, served 14 months of his sentence.

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SURNAME Diggs, Charles
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Diggs, Charles Coles (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH December 2, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH Detroit , Michigan
DATE OF DEATH August 24, 1998
Place of death Washington, DC