The only honest man in Crystal City

[Tommy Tainant]

Crystal City: All but one member of city council indicted - CNN.com

Sounds like the title of a 50s western starring Joel Macrae or Randolph Scott.

I hope this gets made into a film one day.

How does Mr Barajas move things forward from here.

Councilman Joel Barajas is the odd man out. He's the only member of the city council not facing federal corruption charges.

Authorities have arrested five current and former city officials and a businessman in a bribery scheme involving city contracts and buying votes on the council.

A grand jury indictment alleges City Manager and City Attorney William James Jonas III; Mayor Ricardo Lopez; Mayor Pro-Tem Rogelio Mata; Councilman Roel Mata and former Councilman Gilbert Urrabazo accepted more than $12,000 in bribes from a contractor wanting to do business with the city.

 

[DGS49]

$12,000 in TOTAL? Jesus, these guys are CHEAP!

 

[bodecea]

Crystal City: All but one member of city council indicted - CNN.com

Sounds like the title of a 50s western starring Joel Macrae or Randolph Scott.

I hope this gets made into a film one day.

How does Mr Barajas move things forward from here.

Councilman Joel Barajas is the odd man out. He's the only member of the city council not facing federal corruption charges.

Authorities have arrested five current and former city officials and a businessman in a bribery scheme involving city contracts and buying votes on the council.

A grand jury indictment alleges City Manager and City Attorney William James Jonas III; Mayor Ricardo Lopez; Mayor Pro-Tem Rogelio Mata; Councilman Roel Mata and former Councilman Gilbert Urrabazo accepted more than $12,000 in bribes from a contractor wanting to do business with the city.

Had almost the same kind of think in the "city of Bell" here in SoCal. City of Bell scandal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Tommy Tainant]

Crystal City: All but one member of city council indicted - CNN.com

Sounds like the title of a 50s western starring Joel Macrae or Randolph Scott.

I hope this gets made into a film one day.

How does Mr Barajas move things forward from here.

Councilman Joel Barajas is the odd man out. He's the only member of the city council not facing federal corruption charges.

Authorities have arrested five current and former city officials and a businessman in a bribery scheme involving city contracts and buying votes on the council.

A grand jury indictment alleges City Manager and City Attorney William James Jonas III; Mayor Ricardo Lopez; Mayor Pro-Tem Rogelio Mata; Councilman Roel Mata and former Councilman Gilbert Urrabazo accepted more than $12,000 in bribes from a contractor wanting to do business with the city.

Had almost the same kind of think in the "city of Bell" here in SoCal. City of Bell scandal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

That sounds a lot more organised and comprehensive than Crystal City.

In the UK Doncaster is probably the low point of local government corruption.
Donnygate scandal ends in jail terms
Or maybe Westminster.
Sleaze scandal strips Dame Shirley Porter of her title
Proving that corruption operates on either side of the political divide.

 

[Tommy Tainant]

$12,000 in TOTAL? Jesus, these guys are CHEAP!

Its a very small city.