Federal agents raided a Chicago suburb's government offices Wednesday to look for evidence of any crimes related to allegations the village knowingly drew drinking water from a tainted well for decades. Around a dozen agents from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and other agencies entered Crestwood's village hall and public works department around 9 a.m., remaining there into the afternoon, EPA officials at the scene said. "We're looking for evidence of environmental crimes," said Randall Ashe, the EPA's special agent in charge of criminal investigations. Ashe said that involved looking at documents and possibly conducting interviews, but he declined to elaborate...AP
Does the mafia own the well? I mean, if there is a water quality problem why couldn't a state agency handle it? No sir, it takes 12 federal agents. Were they expecting resistance from the city employees? Could have been handled by several EPA employees assisted by county or state law enforcement. Typical federal overkill.
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