Probes reveal a 'culture of corruption'

[Ian David]

Probes reveal a 'culture of corruption'
By Tim Grace, Enterprise staff writer

It was Marysol Morales' job as director of Avon's Section 8 voucher program to help poor families find affordable housing.

But federal prosecutors say she was actually helping herself to $13,000 worth of bogus fees she collected from those same families.

After her Feb. 17 arrest, U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan called Morales' alleged abuse of her clients' trust "especially cruel." Cruel or not, the type of charges brought against Morales are not unique.

Her case is one of seven abuse-of-power probes unfolding in the region — probes of accusations ranging from a Stoughton police officer using his badge and handcuffs to collect private debts to a Brockton official getting a city electrician to work on the wiring in his new home.

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Corruption cases offer opportunity to make changes
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