Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

NNN0LHI

(67,190 posts)
Mon Jan 2, 2012, 11:01 AM Jan 2012

Culture of corruption

http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/local/courier_times_news/culture-of-corruption/article_69b385c1-a88d-5d59-a0af-2ba8c46a8b2a.html

Posted: Monday, January 2, 2012 5:50 am | Updated: 6:42 am, Mon Jan 2, 2012.

Culture of corruption By Laurie Mason Schroeder Staff Writer Calkins Media, Inc. | 1 comment

It was a political scandal that threatened to topple the long-held Republican rule in the Bucks County courthouse, and exposed what one judge called a “culture of corruption.”

Register of Wills Barbara Reilly and three underlings were arrested in March following an 18-month grand jury investigation.

The probe revealed Reilly, a 76-year-old GOP loyalist from Bensalem who had held the office since 1975, forced office workers to do political work on county time, giving them off-the-book compensatory pay for staffing the polls for Republican candidates each Election Day and stuffing envelopes at GOP headquarters.
Latest Discussions»General Discussion»Culture of corruption