Smoking Gun

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"Discovery of secret communication between a private vendor and someone of consequence inside the law enforcement command structure would seal the deal?"

"Not by itself. For instance, if it was of a nature that disrupted the management's accountability mechanism for the benefit of outsiders, that would be actionable. The art of effective whistle blowing is non-trivial."

Piquing interest in a presentation without offering conclusions was her specialty. She waited just long enough and said,

"Take a look at this. See what you think.

"Keep in mind, this was a massive coordinated effort with less than a year before a major national election. Further, irresponsible outsourcing to private companies of critical functions for protecting public welfare has been going on for a very long time ..."

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