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Systems/ATUs + Get AlertsTwo onsite wastewater professionals have been accused of being involved in a septic tank bribery scheme in Baton Rouge, La. They have been indicted in federal court.
According to The Advocate, 71-year-old Glenn Kelly Johnson and 52-year-old Alan Forrest Page are both charged with conspiracy to use telephones in aid of a bribery scheme. Each face separate charges as well.
Johnson is a septic tank contractor, and Pogue is a former septic system inspector for the Onsite Wastewater Program for Louisiana’s Center for Environmental Services.
“Pogue accepted approximately $50,000 in bribes from Johnson from May 2009 through June 2011,” the story said. “The indictment alleges that Pogue accessed computer databases of the Onsite Wastewater Program to make handwritten lists of applicants for permits to install septic tanks. Johnson is alleged to have paid cash for those lists.
“Johnson then solicited business from the applicants named on those lists, according to the indictment.”
Charges for both men could result in penalties from five to 30 years in prison.
View the complete article at www.theadvocate.com/home/5430583-125/two-indicted-in-septic-tank.