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Clean urinalysis results allegedly exchanged for bribes in Houston

I wrote last week that Texas has enough ongoing corruption cases to support a single-issue Texas Bribery Blog, and two recent examples provide a case in point. Somehow I missed the story about a "urine monitor" at the Harris County probation department who was "charged with bribery in May for allegedly taking $200 to submit a fake drug test form." As it turns out, though, it wasn't just a one-time deal. Investigators this week announced that an undercover sting caught another county employee allegedly doing the same thing in the pretrial services division, reports the Houston Chronicle ("Harris County urine monitor charged with bribery," July 2):Prosecutors Thursday said they are seeking more possible victims after arresting a Harris County employee accused of taking bribes to provide clean urine to defendants out on bail...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on July 03, 2009 (boomark / email).