In the city of Harvey, Illinois, a local government corruption scheme has been exposed, bringing to light the interplay of power, money, and law enforcement. The case involves former Mayor Eric Kellogg and his brother, Rommell Kellogg, and a sordid extortion racket involving prostitution at a local strip club. It further illustrates that government malfeasance is closer to people than they often think.
Former Mayor Kellogg is alleged to have taken payments from Arnie’s Idle Hour, a strip club, in exchange for overlooking the prostitution ring operating out of the establishment.
The former mayor of Harvey, Illinois, allegedly turned a blind eye to prostitution operating out of a local strip club in exchange for money, a case that resulted in the ex-official’s brother being convicted this week for his role in what federal prosecutors said was a yearslong scheme.
The former mayor,…
