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"The World's Oldest Profession." Or, "Number 22."

Posted on 12/11/09 by Scott Sanfilippo No Comments

It comes as no surprise that another Luzerne County official has been nabbed in the ongoing federal corruption probe that already has 21 arrests to its credit. Thursday, that number rose to 22 with the former director of Human Resources, Doug Richards admitting that he took a bribe from an unnamed contractor in order to [...]

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"$1,500 for a Suit?" Or, "A Dummies Guide to Political Corruption"

Posted on 11/12/09 by Scott Sanfilippo No Comments

[gplayer href="http://www.scottsanfilippo.com/wp-content/audio/blog-billbrace.mp3" ] [/gplayer] Like an episode of the HBO series The Sopranos, another gangster thug in Luzerne County has been nabbed. This time it’s “Big Billy” Brace the county’s former Deputy Clerk. Brace plead guilty today to accepting a $1,500 tailor-made suit in exchange for helping a contractor win a contract with Luzerne County. [...]

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