D.C. corruption eruption (FBI Forced to Triple Fraud Squads)

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/453860p-381809c.html

There is so much political corruption on Capitol Hill that the FBI has had to triple the number of squads investigating lobbyists, lawmakers and influence peddlers, the Daily News has learned.

For decades, only one squad in Washington handled corruption cases because the crimes were seen as local offenses handled by FBI field offices in lawmakers' home districts.

But in recent years, the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal and other abuses of power and privilege have prompted the FBI to assign 37 agents full-time to three new squads in an office near Capitol Hill.

FBI Assistant Director Chip Burrus told The News yesterday that he wants to detail even more agents to the Washington field office for a fourth corruption squad because so much wrongdoing is being uncovered.

"Traditionally, a congressional bribery case might be conducted on Main Street U.S.A., but a lot of the stuff we're finding these days is here in Washington," said Burrus, who heads the FBI's criminal division.

[Demeter]

1. What a Surprise! Who Would Have Thought It?

(If you aren't laughing, you're crying; I'd rather laugh)

[The Backlash Cometh]

2. Hooray, Horaaaaay!

Yo, FBI, if you ever need a middle-aged stay at home mom to man the computers from her home, I'm your man.

[glitch]

3. I hope Doolittle is next. Very creepy, and his wife is in on it too. nt

[truthisfreedom]

4. who wants to bet that most of this corruption is 1] republican and 2] not

going to hit the news until AFTER election Tuesday?

[NOLADEM]

9. Of course it is Republican Corruption

Who the hell would bribe a Democrat? They have NO power at all, and any agenda a Dem would attempt to advance would be destroyed out of spite anyway. What a waste of money that would be.

[YankeyMCC]

5. Now I see...

it's a job creation strategy! :sarcasm:

[NVMojo]

6. not surprised! K & R!

[texpatriot2004]

7. It's the GOP Culture of Corruption and the Cover-Up Congress nt

[TexasLawyer]

8. kick n/t

[Rex]

10. To bad they work for Dick Cheney.

nt

[leveymg]

11. Let's see: 232 GOP Congressmen, 54 Senators, the WH - add 40 squads

and send up a fleet of paddy wagons:

[texpatriot2004]

12. Good idea Leveymg nm