I don’t think this should come as much of a surprise. It takes people in local government and in position of some influence to keep this kind of crap covered up.
Not remotely surprised. Soooo much corruption here.
We are to think this stuff happens only by "the criminal element". Well, what is the criminal element? Like George Carlin said, want to end the drug problem, start locking up the bankers who launder the money.
When I was in the Navy, we got a guy, transferred from an East coast carrier. We were in Naval Intel. His entire office of officers and senior enlisted and a few other enlisted were either arrested (if guilty) or sent to other duty stations (if not involved) for trying to smuggle hashish into the U.S. hidden in top secret safes.
Anyone who can be morally compromised can become involved in crime.
Seems as though our nation cares less and less. President didn't pay taxes, so what, Son in law didn't pay taxes so what. Black guy steals Disney video tape (older case) for kid's present and ends up moved to a felony because he had committed two non violent crimes before and gets 3 strikes, life in prison and Supreme Court rules the lower courts accepted that and they wouldn't overturn.