Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)  Apparently $5,000 is what it takes to convict you for bribery. CHICAGO, IL (Catholic Online) - Dominick Owens was allegedly bribed with $1,200 to issue certificates allowing owners to move into their homes without performing inspections.
The FBI claimed he accepted thousands of dollars in bribes. Owens was one of more than a dozen arrests in a special operation designed to net crooked inspectors. Owens was acquitted after it was demonstrated that the bribe was below the $5,000 threshold required by law for conviction. Nobody is saying if this means a bribe of $4,999 is now acceptable. © 2012, Distributed by NEWS CONSORTIUM. - - - Pope Benedict XVI's Prayer Intentions for January 2013 General Intention: The Faith of Christians. That in this Year of Faith Christians may deepen their knowledge of the mystery of Christ and witness joyfully to the gift of faith in him. Missionary Intention: Middle Eastern Christians. That the Christian communities of the Middle East, often discriminated against, may receive from the Holy Spirit the strength of fidelity and perseverance. |
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