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The Aluminum Plate That Sold a City: How Permits Became Profit
The Aluminum Plate That Sold a City: How Permits Became Profit
A single aluminum plate wrapped in a dry-cleaning bag proved someone had been printing and selling Halverton's official municipal documents - including permits, certificates, and ballots - and the scheme generated $2.3 million over seven years. Who let a city’s printed record-keeping become a cash operation, and how did it survive two stopped audits?
In this episode, we tell how a misplaced plate in a church storage unit started a probe that reached a long-standing city contractor, a senior municipal administrator, and a…
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