Other examples, from the archives: http://www.politechbot.com/p-02347.html http://www.politechbot.com/p-02763.html -Declan -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Crime boss uses police database Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 06:09:13 -0500 From: Richard Diamond <me@private> To: declan@private http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/59BB18ACEB5349DF862570B9001C67C3?OpenDocument Crooks covet justice databases By Peter Shinkle ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH Sunday, Nov. 13 2005 ST. LOUIS -- Adrian Minnis ran a heroin distribution ring that was violent and tightly knit, making it difficult for informers to penetrate it, federal authorities say. The gang also had a secret weapon: It cultivated a police officer to dig into a law enforcement database to figure out which of its customers might be undercover informers, according to an indictment filed against Minnis and 20 other alleged ring members. There is no indication the officer actually identified an informer, or that his prying into the REJIS database led to anyone being hurt. Yet the accusation against St. Louis police Officer Antoine Gordon, who has since resigned, suggests that crime rings can target REJIS or other databases to insulate themselves against investigations. "A police officer's participation in a drug conspiracy heightens the risk to civilians and other law enforcement officers," then-U.S. Attorney Jim Martin said at the time of Gordon's indictment in February. "Such conduct is inexcusable." [...remainder snipped...] _______________________________________________ Politech mailing list Archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Moderated by Declan McCullagh (http://www.mccullagh.org/)
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