Crime pays for county officials

If you're an elected county official in Kentucky, crime pays.

To me, this isn't news. Campbell County has had some of the most corrupt officials (usually Republicans) in the state, so this story elicits a yawn among locals.

But now it's been revealed that county officials in Kentucky who break the law get all their legal bills paid for by an insurance policy funded by a lobbying group for the counties.

All for free. Our officials don't have to pay a trime.

For example, this policy covered over $50,000 in legal fees racked up by one county executive who was accused of theft and wasting public money.

The bigger waste of public money though is the fact that the lobbying group that pays for the insurance is funded by the counties, which pay for it with taxpayer dollars.

So not only are officials getting free legal help. They receive it at our expense!

Who says the culture of corruption is just our imagination?

(Source: http://nky.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20090701/NEWS0103/907020330)