1). It's unclear whether the DA or a judge gets paid off (who knows how high the corruption goes). Alonso tells Jake, "Nothing is free. Not even warrants." We know he gives $40k to the three wise-men. We don't know whether they keep all that money for themselves or pay off others up the chain to get the warrant
2). Yes, it's implied the three wise-men get a cut of Roger's money. When Alonso sees Roger during the raid, he tells Roger, "I met with the three wise men today ... they say you have to render unto Caesar." The phrase "render unto Caesar" basically refers to God's approval of paying taxes. Alonso also tells Roger outright, "They're just taxing you a little." Roger says, "those bloodsuckers want my pension." ... so yeah, we're led to believe the three wise men get a cut
3). The first scene with Roger was meant a lot for the audience. We're supposed to see that Alonso and Roger are tight pals, going way back; so he knows that Roger has a ton of money put aside for retirement ("Phillipine Islands, here I come and I ain't coming back"). The scene shows how ruthless Alonso is, as he turns on an old friend to get the money and save his ass; and on a minor note, the scene shows Roger to be sort of nice (see how he winks at Jake and doesn't laugh at him like Alonso did during the "smiles and tears line"). Since Roger is so nice, we're supposed to feel for him when he gets shot later
4). He waited that day to interrogate Snoop probably just to have Jake as a witness during the retrieval of the info
5). He knew Snoop: he implies that he put Snoop in the wheelchair, and we see Snoop look at Alonso before saying, "Smell like bacon in here ... F-you rookie." Since Alonso knows Snoop, he likely knows that Snoop has a long record and would roll on the Sandman.
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