At the State and Federal level it is too big in scope to connect all the dots, sometimes.
And in the local town or village it would be too easily noticed.
But at the county there are maybe a couple of hundred people who control everything, and they each hire each others kids and nephews and hire contractors of each others businesses... and it is hard to notice until something like this happens.
Then you see the ‘parks department’ leader has been getting a pass for her psycho kid for years, because they don't wanna cause any trouble (in the system)
If I know the type mommy is a paper-pushing backstabbing weasel more adept at low-level politics than anything else. Thats part of how her kids gets away with everything and thinks he is immune. If you give her crapola the next thing you know the local sheriff is inspecting your car or stopping you for speeding every place you go...
Bttt