Google has a neat feature that lets you set email alerts for your favorite keywords. I have a few set and they get delivered daily- some of which include “appalachian brewing company”, “harrisburg blogger”, “amusement tax”, and, of course, “jersey mike” (although 90% of the results are about that stupid sub shop from Point Pleasant, NJ)
ANYWAY- my favorite Google Alerts which I get emails about has got to be the one for “mayor indicted”.
You see, I just love hearing and reading about corrupt politicians getting their asses handed to them for mismanaging the positions which they were elected to based on the trust and confidence placed in them by their constituency.
So this post is something of a ‘best of’ with links to stories from around the country about Mayors being…wait for it…indicted.
And many of the stories sound eerily similar to a little town that I know of inbetween Philly and Pittsburgh.
Birmingham, Ala. Mayor Indicted on Bribery Charges
The mayor of Birmingham, Ala., was indicted on federal charges of bribery, fraud and conspiracy Monday, part of a probe into a local financial crisis that has the surrounding county on the brink of one of the largest municipal bankruptcies in American history.
SOURCE: The Los Angeles Times
Former Mayor of Niagra Falls, New York Indicted On Charges Of Depriving City Of It’s Right To An Honest Elected Official
A federal grand jury in Buffalo returned a four-count indictment yesterday, charging VINCENZO ANELLO, of Niagara Falls, New York with four felony counts involving his conduct in 2003-2005 as Mayor of the City of Niagara Falls, New York, and as a City Councilman, announced U.S. Attorney Terrance P. Flynn of the Western District of New York. U.S. Attorney Flynn said Anello is charged with two counts of conspiracy, which involve an alleged scheme to accept and receive a total of $40,000, from Niagara County businessman Joseph Anderson prior to and just after Anello was elected Mayor of Niagara Falls, New York in 2003. The maximum punishment for each count is twenty years imprisonment and a fine of $250,000.
SOURCE: FBI.GOV
Prosecutors Claim Miss. Mayor Bribed Officials
A Mississippi mayor charged with demolishing an alleged crack house tried to bribe police officers called to testify before a grand jury about the incident, prosecutors allege in court documents filed this week.
SOURCE: Huffington Post
Former Irvington Mayor Indicted in Bribery Scheme
A state grand jury today charged former Irvington Mayor Michael Steele with official misconduct and bribery for rigging school district contracts while serving as business administrator for the city’s board of education, accepting at least $120,000 in kickbacks.
SOURCE: NJ.com