The Daily Beast examined a wide range of available data to rank the level of corruption in all 50 states. Each of the following data sets was weighted equally:
•Public corruption, 1998—2008: Convictions of elected and other public officials investigated by federal agents over an 11-year period, from the Department of Justice.
•Racketeering and Extortion, 1998—2008: Code for organized crime convictions, also investigated by federal agents over an 11-year period, from the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
•Forgery and Counterfeiting, 1999—2008: Arrest numbers for producing or distributing fake money and goods over a 10-year period, from the FBI.
•Fraud, 1999—2008: Arrests for false statements or documents produced for personal gain over a 10-year period, from the FBI.
•Embezzlement, 1999—2008: Arrests for surreptitious theft of money over a 10-year period, from the FBI.
By using a decade’s worth of federal data, we were able to minimize changes in local law enforcement efficacy, though some flaws remain: local cases go undocumented, and the FBI data is self-reported by local law enforcement. When combined, however, the data provides a fairly deep look into which jurisdictions are uncovering the most corruption. We leveled the playing field by calculating the numbers on a per-100,000 people basis.
So, uh, how did your state do?
I live in New Mexico, as does Eideard.
That state’s bad boy is Manny Aragon, who not only got busted in the Metro Courthouse construction scandal, but took down several notable politicos, including a former Albuquerque mayor, with him in that scandal. He worked with the others to pad the cost of building the new courthouse, and then planned to skim off the un-needed money. The Feds got wind of the scheme, and Manny will be in jail for awhile, hopefully with a cellmate named Spike.
http://www.abqjournal.com/news/breaking/apindictments03-29-07.htm
Your Mother said, on May 13th, 2010 at 10:12 am
Repugs have always been and will always be the most corrupt. It’s a fact. Most of them are homosexual pedophiles as well.
A fact? With a bogus opinion like that, I’m amazed you’ve managed to survive long enough to comment. You probably tap your shoes in the public men’s rooms. What a little troll.
Go get a job and contribute something to society. And quit dreaming about kissing Odumba’s butt.