Come on, a quick google search shows plenty of small town council members being charged with accepting bribes. Days ago: https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/loc

Come on, a quick google search shows plenty of small town council members being charged with accepting bribes. Days ago: https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/tarrant-county/north-texas-city-council-member-arrested-charged-with-bribery-police-say/287-07d82a7b-dba9-46e1-8a07-87727f91a186 https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/tarrant-county/north... Multiple being charged at the same time: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-mayor-ricardo-lopez-corruption-city-council-meeting-handcuffs https://www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-mayor-ricardo-lopez-corru... Hell, I remember my town of a few hundred at the time having a council member bribery case. Is this definitive proof? Nah. But a smaller town doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen. If anything it means it just costs less.