UNDERNEWS: Federal prosecutions of official corruption plummet

October 20, 2018

Federal prosecutions of official corruption plummet

TRAC-The latest available data from the Justice Department show that federal prosecutions for official corruption have dropped sharply. During the first eleven months of FY 2018 the government reported 340 new official corruption prosecutions. If this activity continues at the same pace, the annual total of prosecutions will be down 23.5% over the past fiscal year.

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Greg Gerritt said...: This is what corruption at the highest levels of government do. Government stops watching out for the public; October 28, 2018 at 11:02 AM

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