Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish • 6 months ago

AT&T paid bribes to get two major pieces of legislation passed, US gov’t says

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AT&T paid bribes to get two major pieces of legislation passed, US gov’t says

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Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish • 6 months ago

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Payments helped AT&T obtain key legislative wins in Illinois, prosecutors say.

Payments helped AT&T obtain key legislative wins in Illinois, prosecutors say.

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How incompetent do you have to be to get in trouble for bribing politicians in this country?

And in Al Capone’s home state, no less!
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  And Governor Rod “This Senate seat is on the market” Blagojevich.

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