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Law Enforcement: This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

Another week's worth of law enforcement officers done in by the temptations created by drug prohibition, including a sheriff headed for prison for turning a blind eye, a prosecutor whose coke habit got him in trouble, a greedy Boston cop, and a pair of pill-peddling policemen. Let's get to it:

In Richmond, Virginia, former Henry County Sheriff Frank Cassell was sentenced to eight months in federal prison Tuesday for covering up widespread corruption in his rural department. Twelve Henry County sheriff's deputies were among 20 people indicted by a federal grand jury on charges they resold seized drugs, including ketamine, steroids, cocaine and marijuana, as well as guns, and engaged in money laundering. Cassell was not accused of participating in the corrupt activities, but of covering up for his deputies. He pleaded guilty to lying to federal agents investigating the case. Seventeen of the 20 arrested have now pleaded guilty, two are in diversion programs, and one faces trial next month.

In Council Bluffs, Iowa, a former Pottawattamie County prosecutor has been convicted of stealing drugs from the evidence room. After cocaine went missing, former Assistant DA Jeff TeKippe argued that he had lawfully flushed it down a toilet, but prosecutors presented evidence of cocaine residues found at TeKippe's house. Jurors convicted him on nine counts of theft, two counts of misconduct in office, and one count of cocaine possession. He faces 10 years or more in prison when he is sentenced October 24.

In Boston, a former Boston police officer pleaded guilty Monday to charges he hired himself out as protection for drug dealers. Former Officer Carlos Pizarro is one of three Boston cops caught in an FBI sting where agents posed as drug traffickers making cocaine shipments to Massachusetts. The feds had him celebrating a supposed successful run on videotape. He pleaded to two counts, including conspiracy to possess cocaine with the intent to distribute, and faces up to 24 years in federal prison. Officers Robert Pulido and Nelson Carraquillo, who were arrested along with Pizarro, face trials in November.

In Cleveland, Ohio, a former Parma police officer was sentenced September 5 to three years in prison for peddling prescription drugs. Donald McNea, Jr., 54, was arrested in December 2005 by state and federal agents after repeatedly selling Oxycontin and other drugs to an informant and a federal agent. He had been at it since at least 2003, before he retired on disability with a $63,000 a year pension. McNea and his lawyers blamed his drug dealing on a mind fogged by addiction caused by the physical and psychological pain he suffered fighting crime, but his former colleagues painted a picture of a cop with a long history of disciplinary problems. In addition to three years in prison, McNea must pay $27,000 in fines and repay the city $2,000 he got from undercover agents in return for drugs.

In Clarksville, Tennessee, a Clarksville police officer already on paid leave as he faces drug peddling charges is in trouble again. Officer Franklin Mikel was charged in April with three felony drug counts after Indiana State Police arrested him April 4 after he allegedly sold 30 morphine tablets to an informant. Mikel was arrested again Monday morning for driving while intoxicated, public intoxication, and two counts of invasion of privacy after he violated a restraining order taken out against him by his estranged wife. Prosecutors may now ask that his cash bond be revoked pending trial later this year on the drug charges.

Drug War Issues Police Corruption

living with militant style law enforcement

check out cripple creek Colorado where the cops do as they please with no consequences suffered. This week cops tear down fence toss gernades into house with a 3year old inside and two ladies to sieze two grams of pot and a pipe!

OMG! 2 g??? that's MAYBE a small joint worth? sheesh!

TY for telling us ...

I have a story of police corruption

This is going to blow your socks off. A story of police corruption, tied to escort agencies and encompassing three Kentucky counties. Even a murder of an escort agency owner when she threatens to turn them in. It goes on and on. You wouldn't believe the lengths and the things they have done to people to keep this under wraps. More details and the rest of the story soon.

lake city police needs to do there job

i have lived in lake city for 32 years and have finally left lake city.because my 4 yr old sons dad has done nothing but come around and fight with me and follow me come to my house in the middle of the night and i could call them and nothing would be done for me....because i dated a black man and this 3 red light town is a joke we live in 2007 not 1800's so they felt as he wasnt doing anything wrong and since when is it not against the law to shout things and call people names and really talk nasty to u in front of the law and i will name them mitch wade grew up with my son's dad and let him cuss me in public when the department was investgating me for bother them well it happened at the sonic.and he could do anything he wants i have called them a bunch of times and when i go to get reports so i can get a order of protection against him they have none from me but have to from him sayin im doing drugs and to do a well check and they will see....boom guess what people on drugs dont sleep and when they came to my home we was in bed at 12:30 a.m. they made me wake my 4 yr old and make him walk around the home to make sure he o.k. but here is the topper the officer that came was the one and only married to the drug head herself that dont take care of her son.u need to clean ur on home before u try to clean someone elses. i no longer live in lake city my 12 yr old son fell in a water meter that had no lid on it. he got hurt really bad. so u guys need to clean ur town up cause it needs it bad. the same dad i'm speaking of was following my sister around last week and she went to them and they did nothing. he can take my son and not return him but thats o.k. because they say it is. i did smoke pot but i'm now going to rehab.as for matt childs u guys need to leave him alone he is really tryin and we now how lake city is they like to talk about people.as for me i wish matt the best with his life u keep it up cause i knew u had it in you. me i'm takin life one day at a time and leaving was the best thing i've ever done.................................................jenny smith

Jenny Smith

Jenny anyone that knows you knows that your words mean nothing.You are a drug addict a whore and a people user.any so called woman that wood use poor people like Red Bolinger just to get his hard earned.You are TRASH.and if you are so upset with a little town like lakecity then you need to get the hell out.While your at it hell why dont you just leave the state of Tennessee.I am sure your kind of trash wont be missed .

u go girl

i completely agree this town should be turned over to the county, cause it
sure needs help. Lake City Police Dept is a joke. Their is suppose to be a law in this country about dad and moms taking children and not returning them at the end of their scheduled visitation. I think something should be done about these cops that have children and one or the other is a drug addict.

LAKE CITY POLICE

YOU TWO NEED TO LEAVE LAKECITY FOR REAL. MAYBE YOU NEED TO BE CUSSED. JUST DONT COME BACK,AND KEEP YOUR BASTARD SON AWAY TOO.

Lake City Police

I Love Lake City Police

Matter of fact I Love Lake City

I Love Mitch Wade

I Love Shelton I Love Greg Woods I Love Johnston I Love Shetterly

WE love you to Mike Nations also big David Campbell

We also are praying for Buck Wilson

Don't listen to everything you hear consider the sources where it comes from!!
I will be raising my children in this little town and I Promise they won't be on drugs

With Love from Chris&Christopher

What?

i would like to know what are these people talking about. i mean we should really be concerned about John Cena's injury.oh yeah i posted the last comment with my friend and i would like to say for the record that i did not have any sexual relations with that man. i may have put the apparatus to my lips but i didn't inhale. but back to main topic, lake city is a good place to live. i have been pleased with the way things are run like the new steam spa. i mean people see to get mad at the way things are run but you just can't give a guy the death penalty for showing up with his son 3 hours after visitation. this town is a great place to live. people may get mad at this town for their misfortune but they seem to forget why they have that bad luck. and i also think that if you think that this town owes you something then you moving is the first step to cleaning up this town and cleaning yourself. i also want to say that if you think this town is a joke then you need to get out because obviously you are not satisfied with the way it is run and if you don't like then meet me at the carwash. (it's going down). and for the record if you wanna get online and call people drug addicts then that calls for slander. i also believe that you shouldn't call people drug addicts whenever you might be one yourself. listen i don't like the drug addicts in this town either but you can't blame the cops for their problems and if you wanna blame them then tell your friends to quit making their job hell.i would also like to extend my thanks and gratitude to mike nations for straightening this town up and riddening it of evil. we should also pray for john cena. (he hurt his shoulder).
sincerely,
Christopher

John Cena

Who is John Cena and how did he get injured?

john cena 2

What???? John Cena is like what Garth Brooks is to country music. so when you start caring i will tell you what john cena has done for us and the wwe. dammit you make me mad !!!!

LakeCity

I would just like to say that yes there are drugs in lakecity but there are drugs every where lakecity is no diffrent then every other town in amercia thats the truth you all are just mad because you all have no life and your worst problems are worrying about other people mind your own bussiness and for you saying that people are prejudice agianist you because you dated a black man that is like a duh you are in the SOUTH hello wake up and smell the roses and quit picking on lakecity yes this town is little but i got news for you i lost my daughter this year and this town came together like a huge family and was there for me and my husband so back the F up
nikki and chris

Need advise about a fake cop

Hi. I am all too familiar with the way small towns and rural counties are run. I hesitate to say my county but I am in Tennessee. We have a police chief who was sent to the police academy 17 yrs ago to be certified. However, information came to light that he and the sheriff who sent him to the academy (his daddy, go figure, geeez) that both the sheriff and his son lied on the application. Now does this mean that since this dude was slick enough to cover up his scam for 17 yrs that he is somehow "grand-fathered" in? If so, can I practice law because I have filed a few pro se lawsuits? Any input would be welcome. I am working with an online newspaper who says they will expose this imposter of a cop but I have to do all the leg work. Contact me at wolfeagle1964@yahoo.com

police corruption in ohio

I am not going to post my name for fear of retaliation from the Van Wert police department,because the low lives that dont have the "right "last name have to fear them.I will say that I felt more violated and exploited by them than I did by the man that stalked me,broke into my home several times,in which all were reported.In 1997-1998 I had no one to turn to.I was basicly a prisoner in an apartment I rented.The man next door to me stole my identification birth records and credit cards along with my two sons birth certificates and threw all of these things into a fire in the basement of the apartment house,and in my apartment every cord to any appliance was cut with a pair of my own scissors all these things were done by a psycho next door,that wanted to be more than friends.When Id report these things the police would tell me to leave my home,instead of arresting the one who did the act and he was right next door!!!!So they are there to protect and serve those in need I wasnt a welfare mom,I pay taxe$ I havent had any faith in the police or any part of the judicial system since.I moved out of that place when i saved enuogh money,and the psycho still foound me .HE had theatend my life,and I again reported it they spoke to him at his place of emploment which was the at van wert newspaper .The next night when I returned home from work,I had a friend meet me at my home and we were waiting on another friend to get off of work and go out for awhile.March 28th at around mid night I heard a knock at the door thought it was my friend I was knocked to the floor and at this time the psycho was tearing up and trashing my home I was screaming get out! get out. Next thing I know I am in an ambulance with blood all over me.Several people called 911 that night and he was finally arrested.BUT its not over...He only get 6 months for an assult and he gets to walk to work everyday and I missed 2 weeks at my job ,and then I got hounded by the hospital to pay the bill i sued him in small claims for 1000.00 never saw a dime,WHAT KIND OF JUSTICE IS THAT FOR A SINGLE MOM ,all I can say that thats the kind of thing that makes people say Screw authority you werent there for me ...and by the way I am considered white BUT I have native american bloodline,I say this because its not always about race ...It has alot to do with M O N E Y $$$$$

sharon currey has tried to

sharon currey has tried to get her daughter rebbecas husbandfor rape whenhe was proved not guilty it was sharons husband who sexually malested rebbecas daughter thats 4 years old now . now she went to knox and how she got to be a foster parent i will never know . shes got 2 boys and 2 girls sharons husband will malest them sooner or latter. rebecca was in on trying to get her husband for melesting her own daughter . rebbeca is worthless . rebeccas husband didnt know what was going on then but he knows now . rebecca still lets her daughter and son go to sharons . now how can a woman let her daughter go to a lot lizards (rebeccas mom ) house or dog pound if you want to call it that . her house is nasty nasty

Becky is a whore!!! She

Becky is a whore!!! She lets her mother keep those poor kids when they are scared to stay there....what does that tell you? Any mother who would allow their kids to stay somewhere the child is terrified to be, ain't worth the air she breaths. All she does is lay drunk at her apt. while them kids are being molested. Clean up your own home becky before you start messing up someone else's.

Defamation of character

Each of you better be really careful about what you post here. LE officers are sick and tired of being falsely accused of crimes and having their names and reputations defamed by idiots who can't stand authority figures. Officers are now becoming reminded that they have civil rights and are ready to start pursuing legal action against those of you who continually defame them so before you post something here, you better be sure you have your facts, have them documented and witnessed the incidents yourself or you will find yourselves paying for the damage you do to these men and women who risk their lives to protect you. If I were them, I would not respond to your 911 calls because all you cop haters are going to do after the fact is talk badly about them, especially if you didn't get your way. One L.A. officer has already successfully sued some chick who thought she could slander him and get away with it. I wonder how she liked paying out $5000 for lying and shooting off her mouth. Better make sure you have proof of your allegations because you are not as anonymous as you think on the internet and the allegations being made on this site and other like it are being researched for truth, so when these incidents are found to be untrue, we'll be looking for ya' to prove your story. When you can't, we'll be passing the info on to the officer(s) you've slandered. TTFN

Where's the missing information?

Where are the "This Weeks Stories about Cops Who Were Beaten, Killed and who's Civil RIghts were tossed out the Window" stories? Why don't you create some balance if you really want to be effective. But that isn't your goal here is it. Your goal is to incite citizens against law enforcement because you yourself have issues with authority. If you created balance by reporting the millions of good things officers around this nation do each year, I would have some respect for you but since all you do is defame law enforcement and try to justify illegal behavior within your community, I haven't got one ounce of respect or concern for you and your biased website. But we'll be reading and watching for accuracy in what you post and what each of your posters write here. And when there is defamation, we'll be on it. After all, isn't one of the things you are so concerned with civil rights. Guess what, the men and women who put on the uniform each day have them too and it is our mission to see that their rights are honored and protected from sites like this. TTFN

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