I think there's a good chance Illinois may be ahead of ALL the rest of the states. Your DirtBags do eventually go to prison. Few of the others do.

Sorry OF. Nothing new-millennia here. This is pure old-school. Even this action had a bunch of game-playing going on. The big FBI/IRS pop with 200 agents jumping all over the county started in 2008. When it was recognized that the jig was up, a few of the dirtiest were quickly run through with minimal charges, pled guilty and sentenced to a joke. (i.e. a sheriff in office for 33 years with common knowledge blatant extortion got one year house arrest for soliciting campaign funds on county time)

The only thing that has surprised me is that some people truly acted surprised and so many others all over believe it is unique and not happening to them.

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