Federal prosecutors in Detroit unveiled new charges on Thursday that expose yet another case of corruption within the Wayne County government.
Jontae Jackson, a 45-year-old former taxpayer assistant in the county treasurer’s office, was charged with bribery, conspiracy, and aggravated identity theft.
According to court documents, Jackson pocketed nearly $18,000 in bribes in exchange for illegally removing properties from the county’s tax foreclosure list.
Prosecutors allege that Jackson worked with Zina Thomas, 61, a former director at the United Community Housing Coalition, a nonprofit organization aimed at protecting struggling Detroit homeowners.
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Instead, Thomas conspired to steal more than 30 properties from low-income residents, using forged quitclaim deeds, fake driver’s licenses, and fraudulent residency documents.
Jackson would process the documents, remove the properties from foreclosure, and Thomas would flip the homes without the consent of the rightful owners.
The scheme lasted from March to September 2023, and prosecutors say it preyed on Detroiters who were already at risk of losing their homes.
At least $17,950 in bribe payments were funneled to Jackson. Both she and Thomas are expected to plead guilty, with potential prison sentences of up to ten years.
This scandal is not an isolated incident. It comes on the heels of a wave of public corruption cases in Michigan.
Just this month, former Inkster Mayor Patrick Wimberly was sentenced in a bribery scheme involving a strip club shakedown.
Earlier in August, Saif Alsenad, the former government and public affairs director of Wayne County, was charged with lying to the FBI during a bribery investigation.
These cases paint a bleak picture of Michigan politics, where local government officials repeatedly betray the trust of the very citizens they are sworn to serve.
Unfortunately, Michigan is far from alone. Across the country, similar cases of corruption and abuse of power are surfacing.
In Texas, nine Democrat officials pleaded not guilty last month in one of the most significant ballot-harvesting cases in the state’s history.
The indictments followed a two-year investigation led by Attorney General Ken Paxton, which uncovered an organized scheme to manipulate mail-in ballots across several counties in South Texas.
Texas law makes the practice of compensated ballot collection a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.
Prosecutors allege that the group not only harvested ballots unlawfully but also used electronic payment platforms, such as Cash App, to buy votes.
Court filings describe a deliberate effort to manipulate elections in multiple races by preying on the most vulnerable voters.
For years, Democrats have insisted that voter fraud is virtually nonexistent. Yet this single investigation in Texas has already produced 15 felony indictments—hard evidence that fraud does exist, and it undermines public trust in the election process.
Together, these cases send a clear message: corruption and election fraud are not isolated incidents but part of a systemic problem.
When public officials can be bribed to erase tax records or when political operatives can manipulate ballots, the foundations of democracy erode.
Both Michigan and Texas are now test cases for whether justice will prevail. If prosecutors succeed, Jackson, Thomas, and the Texas ballot harvesters will face prison time.
However, if the political establishment downplays or dismisses these crimes, ordinary Americans will only become increasingly distrustful of their institutions.
The American people deserve a government that works for them, not against them.
Until corruption and fraud are punished consistently—regardless of party affiliation—citizens will remain justified in doubting the system’s fairness.
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