Scarry days for corrupt politicians

Indiana Lawyer Daily gives an update, thanks to Northwest Indiana Lawyer for the notice, on a story we touched on briefly when Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller announced a lawsuit against former officials in Chesterfield Indiana who apparently walked away with $260,000 or more in fraudulently obtained monies.

• The reports I've seen suggest they defrauded tax payers by submitting false expense reports
  
• This most recent update suggests that once the state got the ball rolling, the Feds stepped in and are now indicting on Federal charges as well.
  
• I have to believe that falsifying expense reports is also an IRS violation, and would not be surprised to see yet another round of indictments
  

These types of stories have to cause some politicians to pause and consider their ways and means of administrating, Mr Zoeller is surely not done investigating local abuses.

Other Northwest Indiana Political Stories of note:

• Lake County - Calumet Twp tax problems
• Laura Blaney on the RDA (a very active debate in the comments)
• DLGF Audit of Lake County books
• Jerry Davich asks: Are region officials mistaking talking for action?