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Newsbrief:
This
Week's
Corrupt
Cops
Story
10/17/03
This week's corrupt cop is
a mystery man. Somebody at the Massachusetts State Police Troop C
headquarters in Holden is a thief, and he's gotten away with $31,370 in
seized drug money. The money was discovered missing from a safe in
the office of Major Stephen Leary, then the area state police commander,
in January 2002. In a recent update on the story, the Worcester Telegram
& Gazette reported that no money has yet been recovered and no arrests
made. The incident remains under investigation, according to a state
police spokesman.
The money was seized in December
2001 from Wilson Osorio of Worcester, who was pulled over during what the
paper quaintly referred to as "a routine traffic stop." A police
search of the vehicle turned up marijuana and cash, which was hidden inside
the dashboard. Osorio is now a fugitive after failing to appear in
court in September 2002.
As for the money, it appears
to have released itself on its own recognizance.
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Issue #307, 10/17/03
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