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Ted Poe: Crime pays. Pays very well. The more serious you commit the crime against Israelis, Americans, Western Europeans…

On the recordMarch 4, 2014
Crime pays. Pays very well. The more serious you commit the crime against Israelis, Americans, Western Europeans, whoever, the more they are paid.
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Ted Poe
Republican · Texas

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Poe highlights the financial incentives for committing crimes against certain groups.

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