The former chief of collections for the D.C. Office of Tax and Revenue was sentenced to 14 months in prison for his conviction for a bribery charge. He paid an OTR official $5,000 to remove $150,000 in tax liabilities for a business; he then turned around and charged the business $25,000 for his efforts in having their tax liability reduced. After collecting part of the payment, he met the OTR official in a parking garage to split the cash. His arrest was part of an ongoing investigation and years-long audit that also nabbed two other government workers and a businessman who were involved in the scheme. (www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/former-office-tax-and-revenue-head-collections-sentenced-paying-bribes-otr-official-help)
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