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2 former lawmen accused of extortion

From the Houston Chronicle:

After a three-year investigation, federal officials Friday arrested a former Kendleton police commissioner and a former captain on charges of pocketing traffic fines and misusing about $200,000 in federal funds.

Former Commissioner Sam Jimmie Mann Jr., 63, of Missouri City and former Capt. Gerald Davis, 55, of Houston were indicted Wednesday on 52 counts of conspiracy to commit extortion, lying to a federal agency, wire fraud and money laundering.

Remember, this is only one of hundreds of instances of police misconduct that are reported every year; one wonders exactly how many more instances go unreported. For more on the latest bad cop story, click here.

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