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2013-09-11 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Tally in Illinois grant-fraud probe so far: 13 charged, $16M embezzled

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Posted by Fred 2013-09-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Meh. Par for the course in Illinois. BTW, exactly the same type of things that Jesse Jr. and his wife were convicted of - chiseling to buy "stuff".

Posted by Spot 2013-09-11 08:07|| 2013-09-11 08:07|| Front Page Top

#2 It was only a matter of time. With ValJar in Washington, there's nobody back home to supervise them.

Posted by Besoeker 2013-09-11 08:27|| 2013-09-11 08:27|| Front Page Top

#3 They have a unfunded pension liability in excess of 90 Billion. This is peanuts. The whole lot the state leadership is engaged in multi-generational embezzlement. Prior to 2008, any corporation that did this kind of bookkeeping would see its officers sent off to the slammer.

Posted by Procopius2k 2013-09-11 09:12|| 2013-09-11 09:12|| Front Page Top

#4 The only way to "reform" Illinois politics is to do a Chairman Mao on Chicago, move the state capitol to some other state, and disqualify all Illinosians from serving in any Illinois government post...

Posted by M. Murcek 2013-09-11 09:18|| 2013-09-11 09:18|| Front Page Top

#5 any corporation that did this kind of bookkeeping would see its officers sent off to the slammer. Posted by Procopius2k

No 'corporate' model left in Illinois. Most have already moved out long ago. Cook County and the party of Urban America calls the tune, has for over half a century.

Posted by Besoeker 2013-09-11 09:18|| 2013-09-11 09:18|| Front Page Top

#6 Illinois has term limits-
One in office,
One in prison.

Posted by Capsu78 2013-09-11 14:29|| 2013-09-11 14:29|| Front Page Top

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