Can’t anybody here play this game, the game in question being nepotism?
It should be the simplest scam in the hackerama — getting family members the same kind of phony-baloney, six-figure, no-heavy-lifting public-sector job you have, behind which comes the 80 percent pension.
But the hacks seem to be losing this most basic skill — or at least the ability to take care of their family and pals and not get caught.
Check out these two headlines from the past few days:
“Ex-UMass official fined $10K for hiring brother.”
“Ex-judge fined $4K for appointing father to oversee home sale.”
The most chilling part of those headlines? The phrase “ex.” That means the hack has suffered a fate worse than death, namely, being separated from the public trough.
As we all know, it’s almost impossible to