Guilty Pleas in Bribery Case Tied to Larger Check-Cashing Scam

By Jim Sams, Senior EditorThe former BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Co. auditor charged with taking bribes and the four staffing company owners accused of bribing him have made plea deals with federal prosecutors, bringing a second round of convictions from an investigation that began after a police officer for a small Georgia town pulled over a black Hummer H-3 driving 83 mph southbound on Interstate 95 with nearly $400,000 in a briefcase.Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas C. Ryan with the Southern District of West Virginia last Thursday filed motions to schedule guilty plea hearings for former Bri...