Election Season Brings out Corruption Charges

Submitted by Kevin Derby on October 4, 2010 - 2:49pm

For some elected officials, the October surprise is a pair of handcuffs.

Two weeks after eight public officials, including the mayor, were arrested in Bell, Calif., on corruption charges, Alabama state senators were among those arrested Monday as part of a crackdown on vote-buying related to gambling legislation.

Florida is not immune from the spread of corruption charges, as warrants for the arrests of Broward County School Board member Stephanie Kraft and her husband, Mitch, were issued Monday by the Broward state attorney's office.

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