Heed Satchel Paige and grand jury on corruption, prosecutor says
Thursday, June 18th, 2009 by George Bennett
Paige: “Don’t look back. Something might be gaining on you.”
WELLINGTON — Three corrupt Palm Beach County commissioners have gone to prison in the last three years, but the head of the public integrity unit in the Palm Beach County state attorney’s office said Wednesday night the public shouldn’t dwell too much on the past and should trust current commissioners to approve needed ethics reforms.
Assistant State Attorney Alan Johnson didn’t have an entirely sunny outlook. When asked by an audience member if he expected any future prosecutions of public officials, he gave a “general answer” of “I hope not, but I know yes.”
Johnson this morning said the answer referred to all public employees and his office is not currently investigating any commissioners.





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