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Edwin Atherton
In 1935, the San Francisco police force was exposed when circulating accounts of bribery, among other indecent acts, sent the public into an uproar. District Attorney Matt Brady and Mayor Angelo Rossi moved quickly to hire FBI agent turned PI, Edwin Atherton.
The subsequent two million word report Atherton wrote about his findings, aptly named “Atherton Report”, exposed numerous instances of corruption within the San Francisco police force.
The exposure and pressure caused many corrupt officers to either lose their jobs or quit. Eventually, all were forced to resign. Atherton was appointed High Commissioner of the Pacific Coast Conference, to make his suggested changes and reforms.
Sources- The 1937 San Francisco Police Graft Report by Edwin Atherton
Wikipedia contributors. "Edwin Atherton." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 13 Jan. 2021. Web. 21 Feb. 2021.
