Australian Police Scandal Widens

The police commissioner of Australia’s most populous state announced his resignation on Monday as a government inquiry continues to unearth evidence of widespread corruption within his force.

New South Wales Police Commissioner Tony Lauer said he was stepping down to allow someone else to clean up the organization.

The inquiry has startled the citizens of New South Wales for more than year with evidence that senior officers have taken bribes from underworld figures for years. Other have dealt in narcotics and prostitution.