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Arlen Specter: “When I was District Attorney, there was a lot of corruption in the bail system, implicated with a magisterial system…”

On the recordJanuary 18, 2010
When I was District Attorney, there was a lot of corruption in the bail system, implicated with a magisterial system where there were shake-downs and people who were under arrest.
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Arlen Specter
Democratic · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Reflecting on past corruption in the bail system during his tenure as District Attorney.

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