Talk of County Exec. Jack Johnson Taking Bribes Came Up During FBI Probe into Dirty Cops

By Allan Lengel ticklethwire.com WASHINGTON — An investigation into dirty cops and untaxed cigarettes and liquor in Prince George’s County, a suburb of Washington, grew after some targets of the probe mentioned to an undercover FBI agent that County Executive Jack Johnson was open to taking bribes, a law enforcement source told ticklethewire.com. Johnson and…

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Automaker Daimler to Pay $185 Mil in Fines for Bribing Foreign Officials in at Least 22 Countries

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — German carmaker Daimler has apparently been up to no good. The New York Times, attributing information to “a person familiar with the case”, reports that Daimler will pay $185 million in fines and and two of its subsidiaries “will plead guilty to bribing foreign government officials, to settle a…

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The Growing Problem: U.S. Border Agents For Sale

The drug trade along the Mexican border continues to show disturbing signs of corruption and death. Apparently some U.S. Border agents can be bought. That is very very dangerous. By The Associated Press McALLEN, Texas — Corruption along the U.S.-Mexican border takes many forms. It can start as simply as a smuggler’s $50 gift to…

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