Why is this even news? What she did is Common Place all over the greater Los Angeles area, I can show you at least a dozen businesses in Pacoima alone that do this ALL DAY LONG.
What this really means is, she Refused to Pay the Bribe Money to the powers that be.
Yep. Sometimes you've got to "make an example" of someone so others will toe the line.
Yep. Lot's of them in the mexican areas.