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Help Needed: Drug War Chronicle Seeking Cases of Informant Abuse

Submitted by David Borden on (Issue #541)
Drug War Issues

Many of our readers know about the tragic case of Rachel Hoffman, a 23-year-old in Tallahassee, Florida, who was killed by drug dealers after police coerced her into acting as an informant without having access to an attorney. Drug War Chronicle is currently looking for cases, reported or unreported, in which police appear to have committed misconduct or made serious misjudgments in their treatment of informants.

If you can help us find such cases, please email David Borden at [email protected]. We will keep your name and personal information confidential unless you tell us otherwise. If you are uncomfortable sending this information by email, feel free to contact us by phone instead; our office number is (202) 293-8340, and you can speak or leave a message with David Borden or David Guard. Thank you in advance for your help.

Further information on the informant issue, including the Rachel Hoffman case, can be found in our category archive here.

Permission to Reprint: This content is licensed under a modified Creative Commons Attribution license. Content of a purely educational nature in Drug War Chronicle appear courtesy of DRCNet Foundation, unless otherwise noted.

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Anonymous (not verified)

THE DRUG TASK FORCE HERE IN BLAIR COUNTY PA WILL BUY THERE INFORMENTS DRUGS SO THEY CAN GET WELL IF THEY ARE DOPE SICK FOR HERION OR ASK IF THEY MAKE A BUY TO BUST SOMEONE THEY WILL PAY THEY MONEY, OR GIVE THEM $300.00 AND THE INFORMENT WILL ONLY GIVE THE COPS $150.00 WORTH OF DRUGS. I GOT BUSTED FOR HEROIN SALES, CRUPPED ORGINAZION RICCO ACT BUT NEVER SALED ANY DRUGS TO ANY INFORMENT OR COP JUST THAT 3 OR MORE PEOPLE SAID I SOLD DRUGS IN A GRAND JURY AND I WAS CONVICTED TO1 AND A HALF TO 3 YRS, I TOLD THE COPS I WOULD BE A INFORMENT FOR THEM TO GET A DEAL AND NOT GO TO JAIL, SO I HAD 5 OTHER CHARGES LIKE 2 SHOP LIFTING,DRIVING TICKETS, AND ALMOST DRIVING OVER A WALMART WORKER THAT TRIED TO STOP ME FROM LEAVEING THE STORE. AND SOMETHING ELES I DON,T REMEMBER AND THE TASK FORCE WENT TO THE DA AND GOT ALL THOSE CHARGES THROWN OUT, AND THEY COULDN,T REFILE THEM EITHER AND AFTER A WHILE OF THE TASK FORCE TRYING TO GET ME TO MAKE A BUY FOR THEM I HIDED FOR THEM AND REFUSED TO WORK FOR THEM, BUT I CHEATED THEM OUT OF 5 CHARGES THEY JUST WENT TO DA AND GOT DROPPED AND I NEVER GOT IN TROUBLE FOR THEM CHARGES BUT SINCE I WOULD NOT WORK FOR THE TASK FORCE AND BUY DRUGS FOR THEM THEY MADE SURE I DID THE WHOLE 1 AND A HALF YEARS, THEY EVEN RUN OTHER CHARGES I HAD IN ANOTHER COUNTY WITH THAT 1 AND A HALF YRS WHICH WAS WRITING A BAD PRESCRIPTION WHICH THE OTHE COUNTY WAS GOING TO GIVE ME 2 YRS FOR, BUT THE TASK FORCE TOOK CARE OF THAT TOO. BUT NOW THEY ARE CATCHING ON AND WON,T DO THIS ""FAVORS"" TIL YOU DO YOURS!! LOL!! ONE FORUS THIS TIME. THESE TASK FORCE PEOPLE LIE AND CHEATED WORST THEN ANY CROOK I,VE EVER SEEN!! AND THIS STORY IS 100% TRUTH

Fri, 06/27/2008 - 1:22pm Permalink
Anonymous (not verified)

I have a friend who's son was taken into custody by the school first then the police based on the word of some peers who were caught in possession of marijuana. He was thirteen years old when this happened.

Although he has never been caught with any marijuana or other drugs and voluntarily took a hair follicle test that came back negative for any drugs. He has yet to have fifty dollars in cash and his cell phone returned to him. The incidence occurred six months ago.

If this is an interesting story more details and a first hand detailed version can be extended to you by request.

[email protected]

Fri, 06/27/2008 - 4:21pm Permalink

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