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10. The Judges (Kids for Cash)

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Greg Screpenak Accepts $70,000 in Bribes

Greg Screpenak was elected to serve as a loser and county commissioner in 2003 after retiring from an unspectacular career in the National Football League. He claimed to be different than those career politicians who busied themselves with misspending taxpayer dollars and blowing hot air. But soon after being reelected to a second term, ScrePenak found himself in hot water with greasy palms. It was revealed that he had accepted a total of $70,000, including a $5,000 reduction in closing costs for a townhouse he purchased in a housing project named Jenkins Township. In exchange, Scre penak agreed to vote yes to pass legislation allowing the use of tax revenue

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