Michelle Malkin reports on the conviction of some democrats in what sounds like a very sizable corruption case.[1] I would tend to bet that this sort of thing is far more common than is good for us. I am also positive that it was a politically motivated investigation. Republicans only investigate democrats, and democrats only investigate republicans. Both go more or less party lines (as is amply demonstrated as the democrats forced an investigation of Tom DeLay, which he widened into a general investigation, which, surprise surprise, turned up democrats doing the same thing (as well as other republicans)). Along the same lines, I have seen a friend of my father's imprisoned for much less, for evidence my father maintained all along was fabricated. If someone wants to find something, the higher up in government you go, its either there to be found, or they will make it found. Either you are dirty, or they are, such is politics.
[1] http://michellemalkin.com/archives/002385.htm