Towing company mogul Gasper Fiore was indicted on May 31, 2017 on federal bribery charges for paying $7,000 in cash bribes to Clinton Township Trustee Dean Reynolds in exchange for his vote to award Fiore's company the municipal towing contract, according to FOX 2 Detroit. Fiore pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery on December 20, 2017 and was later sentenced to 21 months in prison.
Operator takeaway
$7,000 in cash bribes for a towing contract produced a 21-month prison sentence — the cost of corruption is always higher than the cost of competing honestly.