I'm assuming that they're Rats. Robles has a Clintonian excuse for his misdeeds.
"There are different levels of hoodwinking, but I didn't think hoodwinking was a crime," [South Gate Treasurer Albert] Robles said in court. He was recalled by voters.
For more on Robles:
CA: Former South Gate Treasurer Indicted (Albert Robles)
November 20, 2004
The recall capped a tumultuous period in South Gate history in which one councilman was shot, Robles was accused of threatening to kill political opponents and the city neared bankruptcy.
(..hoodwinking..)
I gotta' remember that one!! LOL