A former Detroit police officer was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for accepting bribes in connection with the city's towing contracts, according to the DOJ Eastern District of Michigan. The sentence was part of Operation Northern Hook, the FBI's multi-year investigation into towing corruption in Detroit.
Operator takeaway
27 months in federal prison for a police officer taking towing bribes — the sentence sends a message to both officers and operators that the FBI treats towing corruption as seriously as any other public corruption case.