450 Cops * $35k/yr Average = Somewhere in excess of $15 Million per year!
Yeah, but think how much they saved on health insurance! Of course, I'd want to audit the health insurance records - likely insured by a shell for large profit. Don't forget retirement benefits, either.
But it's worse than that. From what I heard, if you wanted a hit done in New Orleans, just ask a cop. Price quoted was $500. At the time, cop salaries in New Orleans were under $10K. Mid-to-late eighties, a very low salary. But someone else can verify. Plus I'm sure they had the Louisiana kickback. Cash the check and kick back 20-80%.
If you want to launder a lot of money, is there a better place than Vegas? Not in the U.S. that I know.
It's a convoluted situation, that's for certain. Some 'splainin is in order.