by TChris

The culture of corruption is not confined to Washington, D.C. Here's what's allegedly occurring in Lonoke, Arkansas:

The town's mayor was arrested in a corruption probe, its police chief is accused in a drug-making scheme, and the prosecutor says the chief's wife took prisoners from jail to have sex with them - and more arrests could be coming.

The chief's wife's alleged smuggling of inmates out of the jail "to have sex with her at ballparks, the chief's office and a hotel" isn't so much corrupt as -- what's a word that will make it through the filters? -- needy. But the chief (who has been suspended with pay) and his wife are also suspected of stealing and pawning jewelry, while the chief is additionally accused of conspiring to make methamphetamine so he could "use it to frame someone." As for the mayor:

The mayor was charged with misdemeanor theft of services. A State Police affidavit says he used state prisoners to do work at his home, including fixing an air conditioner and hanging Christmas lights. Campbell also is alleged to have had prisoners work at his home.