The ultimate "corruption" of Wayne County [[and for that matter corrupt people in Detroit or other governments) has less to do with actuall lawbreaking [[although certainly there is a good chunk of that), but rather in a corruption of the assumed responsibility to act in the public interest. I bet scores of people in Wayne County government have their focus on their own pay & pension, the awarding of contracts and business to friends/family/cronies/benefactors, and the creation of public policy to their own benefit. This is corruption, even where not a crime.