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564 INVESTIGATIONS 67 PROSECUTIONS

STATEWIDE, THE TEXAS RANGERS HAVE INVESTIGATED MORE THAN 560 CASES OF PUBLIC CORRUPTION AND PUBLIC INTEGRITY, INCLUDING BRIBERY, THEFT, FORGERY, AND OTHER WRONGDOING. YET NEARLY 90 PERCENT OF THE TIME, THERE ARE NO PUBLIC RESULTS OR PROSECUTIONS AND THE REPORTS ARE NEVER RELEASED.

HERE’S A SAMPLING FROM CASES WHERE PROSECUTORS DID TAKE PUBLIC ACTION, OR WHERE WE CONFIRMED THAT THEY DECLINED TO DO SO, BASED ON INTERVIEWS, RANGERS’ REPORTS, MEDIA COVERAGE, AND OTHER RECORDS.

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