ATF Ran Cigarette Racket, Raked-in Cash

[donquixote99]

Basically the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms 'took over' a branch of legit company, and funneled profits into a totally 'off-the-books' slush fund. Cash was then used for 'official travel,' extravagant cars 'for investigations,' and payoffs to ATF personnel inside the operation.

Finally, ATF's unwitting corporate partner investigated and shut down the operation. But ATF and the Justice Department swept it all under the rug. No one was prosecuted, or reprimanded, or anything.

I predict this will all change now that the NY Times is reporting on all this. This all happened on Obama's watch, not that there's much likelihood anyone in the White House knew anything about it. Still, the current administration will love a chance to give the Obama administration a black eye, and mess-up Obama's 'scandal-free' record.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/08/u...pgtype=article