Category: corruption

Política Como de Costumbre

Mexican senator accuses Sheinbaum of shielding ‘narco-politicians’ after US cartel indictment – 10 current, former Mexican officials were indicted for allegedly partnering with the Sinaloa cartel [More]

Corruption and/or cowed acquiescence at the highest levels surprises who…?

Well, who’s pleasure do they serve at?

F_ these foreign and domestic enemies.

No Honor Among Thieves

Minnesota nonprofit accused of siphoning $6.5M to fund Vegas trips, luxury cars, private liquor store… Trahern Pollard, founder and now-former director of the nonprofit We Push For Peace, was supposed to be leading his organization in providing “conflict de-escalation’’ work… [More]

S0, he basically just applied the money to a different scam than the approved one…?

The spirit of Big Weasel lives on…

[Via Steve T]

We’re the Only Ones Courteous Enough

[W]hen Bradley was asked why he took the laptop, he said he was doing Holland a “favor.” “I kept it for his courtesy, like I said with his phone, key and wallet,” Bradley told investigators. “It’s my mistake. I forgot to give him his stuff back and he tracked it.” [More]

And he only got a one-day suspension…? I think that’s what they call “professional courtesy.”

It’s instructive for what they call “top cops,” isn’t it?

And remember: Back the Blue!

[Via Michael G]

We’re the Only Ones Commissarial Enough

Richard Kelly, the Clinton County Sheriff, and Ashley Kelly, the county’s former jail matron, have pleaded guilty after they were accused of using a company to receive payments from the jail’s commissary fund. [More]

Snouts in the trough…

And talk about a captive audience…

[Via Steve T]

We’re the Only Ones Apologetic Enough

Through tears in court, Paulino said he’s not only sorry, but that he also intends to repay taxpayers the $248,929.02 he still owes. [More]

How? And if he can’t make good on that pledge, why should we believe he’s sorry about anything other than having been caught?

[Via bondmen]

I Didn’t Do It, Nobody Saw Me Do It, There’s No Way You Can Prove Anything!

Fauci advisor David Morens admits in an email that he “learned from our foia lady here how to make emails disappear after i am foia’d but before the search starts” [More]

Top government officials sound just like Bart Simpson. Pathetic.

Sounds like it’s time to make him disappear, or at least use the leverage to squeeze him to name higher-ups.

I know, keep dreaming?

Maybe not.

It’ll depend on who he’s more scared of.

[Via Len Savage]

We’re the Only Ones Benefitting Enough

Three Georgia State Patrol troopers who intentionally bumped vehicles or performed other maneuvers to stop vehicles during pursuits sought payouts afterward from the other driver’s insurance, claiming personal injuries to supplement their paychecks, an internal investigation found. [More]

And just wait ’til you see what we can do with tripping hazards in wrong house raids!

[Via Michael G]

We’re the Only Ones Recordkeeping Enough

Affidavit: SAPD employee allegedly accessed internal info, shared photo with auto theft suspect [More]

And:

Unauthorized database searches in spotlight after Washington Co. deputy fired for misuse [More]

OK, but I’m sure ATF would never abuse its records, aren’t you?

[Via Steve T]

Excreting Sheila from the Body Politic

The momentum for expulsion comes after a House ethics subcommittee found Cherfilus-McCormick guilty of more than two dozen ethics violations in March, including allegations related to stealing millions of disaster relief funds to finance her congressional run. She is also facing a separate federal criminal indictment that could result in more than 53 years in prison if convicted. [More]

What is it with ethical dwarfs supported by prohibitionist groups wanting our guns?

And what is it with voters in her district electing a scumbagette to replace a scumbag?

We’re the Only Ones Pyrotechnic Enough

Sheriff’s lieutenant with million-pound fireworks stash led to deadly blast, prosecutors say [More]

This one particularly grinds my gears because I used to work in the fireworks industry in California, initially brought in to help fight multiple municipal ballot measures to ban them. The “rationale” was to blame tepid “safe and sane” fountains for the illegal stuff brought in from Pahrump and beyond.

When I think of what we had to go through to operate in compliance, the worthy nonprofit efforts that were denied a great fundraising tool, the sanctimonioius blue noses who demanded their prejudice ruin things for everybody, and the Democrats who led the efforts to ban them, let’s just say I would not be a very fair juror.

[Via Steve T]

Fun Times in Cleveland Again

“We’re going to make the case on why this new gunshot detection technology, as well as license plate readers, our real time center, more cameras, all this technology, gives us more intelligence, gives us more data to keep our streets safe,” Bibb said. [More]

“Safe”…?

Of course Bibb’s a member!

And I like how the biggest objection his Menshevik rivals have is the data could be shared with ICE.

At least we’re not Detroit!

[Via JG]

#BelieveWomen

Democratic Activist Claims ‘Shocking’ Number of Women Prepared to Accuse Swalwell of Harassment [More]

For once I say take him at his word:

“I will not be a governor that tolerates violence against women in our state. Period … I don’t want men harassing you in the women’s locker room…. “I’m going to protect women. I did as a prosecutor…no woman should be harassed in any locker room. That’s a crime,” he said.

Maybe he’ll say he wasn’t in a locker room…

Say, is that a mob forming…?

[Via Tacticool Memes]