1.0REAL News Michianahttps://realnewsmichiana.comClifton Frenchhttps://realnewsmichiana.com/author/realnewsmichiana/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="zJI096p8VT"><a href="https://realnewsmichiana.com/2023/05/01/a-southern-indiana-mayors-race-exposes-rampant-statewide-fraud/">A Southern Indiana Mayor’s race exposes rampant statewide fraud</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://realnewsmichiana.com/2023/05/01/a-southern-indiana-mayors-race-exposes-rampant-statewide-fraud/embed/#?secret=zJI096p8VT" width="600" height="338" title="“A Southern Indiana Mayor’s race exposes rampant statewide fraud” — REAL News Michiana" data-secret="zJI096p8VT" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://realnewsmichiana.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/map_of_hardinsburg_in.jpg891711SALEM, Ind. -- A contentious race for the Mayor of Salem Indiana is exposing what appears to be rampant statewide fraud in which unelected officials have been stealing taxpayer money for centuries. The thing is, the fraud doesn't even concern Salem, a city of only approximately 6,300 people. Instead, it involves an the even smaller town of Hardinsburg -- population: 219.