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The Most Corrupt States

As money pours into the Gulf, The Daily Beast crunches the numbers, from public embezzlement to private sector fraud, for all 50 states to rank which play dirty—and which have cleaned up their act.

Published May 9 2010 2:18PM EDT

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galleries/2010/05/09/the-most-corrupt-states/the-most-corrupt-states---1-tennessee_ibkpii — Public Corruption: 18
Racketeering & Extortion: 11
Fraud Rank: 7
Forgery & Counterfeiting: 5
Embezzlement: 9

Recent Scandal: Here's a foolproof recipe for corruption: a former policeman commingling with gang members.