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Indicted Chicago cop shines light on corruption
Yahoo! ^ | Fri May 30, 4:02 PM ET | Michael Conlon

Posted on 05/30/2008 11:48:39 PM PDT by Lusis

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A former Chicago police officer charged with being part of a ring that falsely arrested and stole from drug dealers has detailed how the operation led to a plot to kill two colleagues, according to interview excerpts released on Friday

The scandal in the elite Special Operations Section helped lead to a change in the Chicago police department with the appointment of a new superintendent, former FBI agent Jody Weis.

In what was described as his first interview on the matter, FBI informant Keith Herrera told CBS' "60 Minutes" that pressure to get drug dealers and their guns off the streets led first to cutting corners and then to crime.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: chicago; lawenforcement; leo

1 posted on 05/31/2008 12:07:01 AM PDT by Lusis
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To: Lusis

wow, a crooked cop...I’m shocked, SHOCKED!!!! Especially in Obamessiah’s city.....the entire dept. in Chicago should probably be arrested.


2 posted on 05/31/2008 12:21:33 AM PDT by Alright_on_the_LeftCoast
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To: Lusis

Kwame Kilpatrick will hire him pronto.


3 posted on 05/31/2008 12:24:14 AM PDT by Westlander (Unleash the Neutron Bomb)
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To: Westlander

Maybe he can speak at Obama’s church.....


4 posted on 05/31/2008 12:24:59 AM PDT by Alright_on_the_LeftCoast
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To: Westlander

Maybe he can speak at Obama’s church.....


5 posted on 05/31/2008 12:25:10 AM PDT by Alright_on_the_LeftCoast
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To: Lusis

The plot from Dirty Harry. (Almost)


6 posted on 05/31/2008 12:31:07 AM PDT by JoeSixPack1
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To: Lusis

This is ‘The Shield’ come to real life....


7 posted on 05/31/2008 12:48:16 AM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: Lancey Howard

8 posted on 05/31/2008 2:22:21 AM PDT by Westlander (Unleash the Neutron Bomb)
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To: Alright_on_the_LeftCoast

Serpico - again.


9 posted on 05/31/2008 4:26:32 AM PDT by q_an_a ( that is right not out in public in the media in mialings to citizens ther)
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To: Lusis

And liberals tell us that only the cops and military should be able to carry guns.


10 posted on 05/31/2008 6:20:03 AM PDT by 2001convSVT ("People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence")
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