You Can't Bribe Your Way to Lower Property Taxes
An Orlando man faces two counts of bribery from charges that he tried to bribe a property appraiser to lower the residential tax assessment on his $1.4 million lakefront home.

Gamel Said Badreg, 51 was arrested Wednesday.

Authorities were notified after an employee with the Orange County Property Appraiser said that Badreg handed him an envelope containing $500 in cash to lower the tax value on his 10,000-square-foot home. The employee was told that there would be a second envelope of cash once the house value was reduced, according to police reports.

The State Attorney's Office set up a second meeting with Badreg, presenting him with a fake tax evaluation. In exchange, he handed the employee another envelope with $500 in cash. Investigators then proceeded to arrest Badreg.

Source: “Owner of $1.4M home accused of trying to bribe public employee to reduce tax assessment,” Orlando Sentinel (March 31, 2011)