In a stunning move, the Indianapolis Times has uncovered a tangled web of corruption within the Indiana Highway Department, with none other than Director John Williams at its center. The charges levied against Williams are nothing short of staggering, with allegations of failing to enforce contracts made by the commission. This egregious oversight has left the door wide open for the Commission to probe the entire conduct of the department, and in doing so, may expose some of the most egregious grafts ever perpetrated in the state’s history.
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Key Facts
- State: Indiana
- Category: Public Corruption
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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