They say all politics is/are local so political bribery can also be local - this time in Allentown, Pa. northwest of Phila. where the mayor is on trial for fraud, bribery and conspiracy. As criminals have nicknames they also have code words for the payoff - in this case it's "meatballs" as in "can I come over for some meatballs" - to sound convincing to the judge one miscreant said he kept Tupperware in his car to handle the leftovers. Last year in Maryland the code word was "lollipop". In Boston Whitey Bulger's boys would say "the balloon is rising" when a target made a move. And most people who say they have to see a man about a horse are not equestrians. Tony Soprano would be envious.
tjs
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