DuBois Gilliam, a former Deputy Assistant Housing Secretary under Mr. Pierce, is serving an 18-month prison term for taking illegal gratuities from contractors.

According to the City Charter, public officials are prohibited from taking gifts and gratuities from companies and individuals who do business with the city.

He was indicted on 39 felony charges that include mail and wire fraud, violations of the Meat Inspection Act of 1907, taking illegal gratuities, making false statements and tampering with a witness.

Mr. Gilliam is serving an 18-month sentence for taking illegal gratuities from contractors while he was a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Housing.

Two years after was out of Congress, he was charged with taking illegal gratuities while in the House.

He was paid between twenty to forty pounds a year, and was forbidden to take fees or gratuities.

In addition, 116 complaints were filed accusing officers of stealing property, 34 saying officers abused arrested suspects and 48 more alleging officers took gratuities and bribes.

On July 24, 2007, The Wall Street Journal reported that Representative Don Young was under federal investigation for possibly taking bribes, illegal gratuities or unreported gifts from VECO.

We've all taken gratuities, we've all got expensive items we can't explain, so-" Sweating on me, hot tobacco breath. "

Cops may not take gratuities, but what is a gratuity?