I don't know why this surprises me but it does. It also really pisses me off and makes me wonder how far this type of manipulation extends.
Excerpt from a book I'm reading ... a US Marshal is leaning on a wise guy
"....
"Whoever's the first to provide information that connects to the Romeros is going to win a free Get Out of Jail pass as well as the daily number." Larson wasn't being facetious. State lotteries had been used for years to pay off informants. Ten thousand here, five thousand there - a low-level winning ticket in hand for all to see so there were no questions asked about where the money came from. ..."
Excerpt from a book I'm reading ... a US Marshal is leaning on a wise guy
"....
"Whoever's the first to provide information that connects to the Romeros is going to win a free Get Out of Jail pass as well as the daily number." Larson wasn't being facetious. State lotteries had been used for years to pay off informants. Ten thousand here, five thousand there - a low-level winning ticket in hand for all to see so there were no questions asked about where the money came from. ..."