(Sacramento Bee) Sacramento County sheriff's deputies and California Highway Patrol officers accepted free meals worth thousands of dollars from the private company that operates the county's red-light intersection cameras, then recommended the county choose that company over several competitors for a new red-light contract worth up to $11.8 million, a Sacramento Bee review has found.
Documents obtained by The Bee under the California Public Records Act show that Redflex Traffic Systems paid for at least 250 meals worth $3,800 over a five-year period for more than a dozen deputies and CHP officers, possibly violating department policies. The meals, ranging from $4 to $27, were provided to sheriff's employees and CHP officers involved with the red-light cameras in Sacramento.
Five of those officials served on the eight-person evaluation team that ranked Redflex No. 1 among four competing companies for the new red-light camera contract last fall.
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