Junior G-Men, Take Note

Feds want your help in weeding out public corruption in the Hudson Valley
The US Attorney and FBI Friday announced a stepped up effort to investigate and prosecute public corruption in the Hudson Valley region and it includes a public tips line for anyone who may have information pointing in that direction.
FBI Agent James Margolin said they are not targeting any specific case, but rather, seeking to determine if the public knows of anything crooked going on in the counties of Rockland, Putnam, Dutchess, Westchester, Orange and Sullivan.
“The announcement (Friday) is really to solicit information from the public on matters involving public corruption of which they may be aware, to solicit new information, because we are in the business of collecting information and the public is often our source for information about matters relating to public corruption or other crimes over which we have investigative jurisdiction,” he said.
As part of the effort, the feds announced the creation of a corruption hotline – 1-877-ENDGRAFT (1-877-363-4723) – through which members of the public can call and report potential abuses of the public trust by public officials. The hotline is “the latest example of the federal government’s commitment to a partnership with the public to expose corruption at all levels of government,” said Michael Garcia, US Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
The six northern counties that are included within the Southern District of New York cover approximately 3,500 square miles and are home to more than two million people. The six counties also contain some 170 cities, towns and villages.