Monroe County Corruption: Siemens Back In The News
Longtime readers will remember how we were upset about the GOP majority in the county legislature voting
Anyway, as with all other things, the GOP rammed this contract down the county’s throat, despite the Dems revelations of Siemens corruption. Why? Because they wanted to and they could. Elections and endorsements have consequences.
Why were they so intent on forcing this relationship with us? With the Siemens corruption trial underway, maybe we’ll find out. From the NYTimes article about the corruption trial:
blockbuster revelations at the trial will probably center on what more senior Siemens officials knew.
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In his testimony, Mr. Siekaczek painted a picture of a system in which Siemens employees, himself foremost among them, paid for nonexistent consultant services and then channeled the money into off-the-books slush funds. The money was then used to pay bribes to secure orders for major Siemens projects.
Boy, I’d hate to be a county that had signed up for what will ultimately be $100 million dollars in services from Seimens. Especially if the contract was for an unprecedented 12 year term. And especially if my name showed up on a list during testimony or in the evidence from a corruption trial. In fact, I pity the fool county who did that!
Viva PTF!
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