CORRUPTION SUCKS BLOG

Former Louisiana official Henry Mouton was on the take for years: An editorial Published: Monday, June 06, 2011, 7:49 AM   By  Editorial page staff, The Times-Picayune  Henry Mouton's attorney says that her client "just made some bad decisions,'' and that's how he ended up  in federal court this week pleading guilty to conspiracy  to accept bribes from a landfill owner. Michael DeMocker, The Times-Picayune Former Wildlife and Fisheries commissioner Henry Mouton and his lawyer leave federal court in New Orleans on March 17. But the former state Wildlife and Fisheries commissioner didn't just suffer from a few isolated lapses of judgement. He admitted to wrongdoing that covered many years. He began taking money from an unnamed co-conspirator in the mid 1990s -- $2,000 a month to provide inside political information and access to then-Gov. Mike Foster -- without registering as a lobbyist. By 2003, when he was appointed to the Wildlife and Fisher

St. Petersburg Police Department Detective Indicted  U.S. Attorney’s Office July 05, 2011 Middle District of Florida (813) 274-6000 TAMPA, FL—United States Attorney Robert E. O’Neill announces the return of a seven-count indictment by a grand jury charging Anthony V. Foster (39, St. Petersburg) with public corruption charges. Counts one through six charge Foster with a wire fraud scheme to deprive the public of honest services. Count seven charges Foster with attempted extortion under color of official right. If convicted, Foster faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison, per count. The indictment also notifies Foster that the United States intends to forfeit $7,400 and a Samsung Television, which are alleged to be traceable to proceeds of the offense. Foster was first arrested pursuant to a federal complaint on June 8, 2011. According to the charging documents, Foster, who worked as a detective for the St. Petersburg Police Department (SPPD), tol