The San Diego FBI office has established a hotline for the public to report corruption among local, state and federal officials.
“The battle for honest services by our public officials cannot be won if only a few people are willing to be involved,” said San Diego FBI chief Dan Dzwilewski. “The FBI needs the public's help if we are going to continue to be successful in protecting citizens' rights to honest services.”
The hotline, 877-NO-BRIBE or 877-662-7423, was established so the public knows what to do with tips that often result in full-blown investigations, officials said.
The FBI has about 2,200 public corruption cases pending nationwide. In the last two years, indictments are up 40 percent and FBI investigations have led to the conviction of more than 1,060 government employees. That number includes 177 federal officials, 158 state officials, 360 locals and more than 365 police officers, said San Diego FBI spokesman Darrell Foxworth. The San Diego FBI office has investigated several corruption cases in recent years, most notably the congressional bribery scandal involving former Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham.
“There is a growing intolerance by the American people of public corruption – an intolerance reflected in the willingness to come forward and report abuse of public office,” Foxworth said. “We are always grateful for those who come forward to report corruption.”
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