Labor & Economic News Blog

Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Drug, human smugglers spread border corruption / As security tightens, problem of payoffs worsens, from local to federal agencies

Drug, human smugglers spread border corruption / As security tightens, problem of payoffs worsens, from local to federal agencies
By Ralph Vartabedian, Richard A. Serrano, Richard Marosi
Bribery of federal and local officials by Mexican smugglers is rising sharply, and with it the fear that a culture of corruption is taking hold along the 2,000-mile border from Brownsville, Texas, to San Diego. At least 200 public employees have been...

 



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