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Posted by: Barbrady

Sorry Pos'

FBI Arrests 3 Boston Officers on Drug Charges in Miami

July 21st, 2006 01:04 PM PDT

DENISE LAVOIE
Associated Press

Three Boston police officers accused taking $35,000 in exchange for protecting a cocaine shipment were arrested in Miami on federal drug charges in an FBI sting operation, authorities said Friday.

Roberto Pulido, 41, describe by authorities as the ringleader, and fellow officers, Carlos Pizarro, 36, and Nelson Carrasquillo, 35, were arrested late Thursday in Miami.
All three were expected to face additional charges, U.S. Attorney Michael J. Sullivan said.

"The alleged criminal activities of Pulido, Pizarro and Carrasquillo are truly appalling and are an affront to every decent law enforcement," Sullivan said.

The men were scheduled to make initial court appearances in Miami on Friday afternoon. It wasn't immediately clear if they had attorneys who could comment. A message left at the Boston Police Patrolmen's Association was not immediately returned.

Sullivan said the investigation into Pulido started in November 2003 when authorities discovered he was buying and selling fraudulent retail store gift cards from stores including Home Depot and Best Buy.

In a court affidavit, authorities alleged that Pulido bought the fraudulent gift cards from an identity theft ring operating along the East Coast.

Pulido allegedly provided names, dates of birth and Social Security numbers to the group of more than 160 people, according to the affidavit. He is accused of getting the information by running the license plates of people he stopped or arrested.

Authorities allege that Pulido also participated in a wide range of criminal activities, with Pizarro and Carrasquillo taking part in some. The allegations include protecting drug shipments, identity theft, sponsoring illegal after-hours parties with prostitutes, money laundering and insurance fraud.

Sullivan said it could take a week to 10 days to return the men to Massachusetts.

Posted by: Irish Wampanoag

I am sure they are not the only one in the BPD

Posted by: PBC FL Cop

Saturday, July 22, 2006 Boston officers caught in sting allegedly protected drug run
By Denise Lavoie THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BOSTON— Three Boston police officers accused of taking $35,000 in exchange for protecting a cocaine shipment were arrested in Miami on federal drug charges in an FBI sting operation, authorities said yesterday. Roberto Pulido, 41, Carlos Pizarro, 36, and Nelson Carrasquillo, 35, were arrested late Thursday in Miami. Authorities described Pulido as the ringleader and said he was involved in a broad range of other illegal activities, from identity theft to smuggling illegal immigrants to selling steroids.

All three officers appeared briefly yesterday in federal court in Miami but did not enter pleas. The judge said he would appoint lawyers to assist with their Miami proceedings and ordered them held until a detention hearing Wednesday.

“The alleged criminal activities of Pulido, Pizarro and Carrasquillo are truly appalling and are an affront to every decent law enforcement officer,” said U.S. Attorney Michael J. Sullivan.

John McNeil, an assistant U.S. attorney from Boston, said the three officers were in Miami to “celebrate” their alleged drug transaction and to discuss further deals with undercover agents they thought were cocaine dealers.

“This was supposedly the dealers’ base,” McNeil said.

More arrests are possible in the continuing investigation. Pulido “unwittingly provided extensive information about the illegal conduct of other Boston police officers, other public officials, and private citizens,” Boston FBI Agent Michael J. Kreizenbeck said in an affidavit made public after the arrests.

Sullivan declined to say how many other officers could be involved.

The investigation into Pulido started in November 2003 when authorities discovered he was buying and selling fraudulent retail store gift cards from stores including Home Depot and Best Buy, Sullivan said.

In a court affidavit, authorities alleged that Pulido bought the fraudulent gift cards from an identity theft ring operating along the East Coast.

Pulido allegedly provided names, dates of birth and Social Security numbers of more than 160 people to the group, according to the affidavit. He is accused of getting the information by running the license plates of people he stopped or arrested.

Posted by: Robert35

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Originally Posted by Irish Wampanoag

I am sure they are not the only one in the BPD

True, but don't throw us all under the Bus !!. Remember our Dept (BPD) was also involved in the Arrests.

Posted by: D421

The affadavit that supports the arrest warrant clearly states there were other police officers from cities other than Boston that were guests at the suspects parties and had possible involvement as well. As was stated above don't throw us all under the bus. I for one, but many, many others, have worked alongside these officers and feel embarassed and ashamed at the depth of the deception. One, or three, rotten apples does not sour the entire bunch.

Posted by: Mitpo62

It is a sad commentary in today's society when so much attention is paid to the negative things that occur in our profession. One of BPD's Super's was on the news last night and stated that 99% of the coppers on the job are good, decent people. Its a shame that the remaining 1% are so popular.

Posted by: NH Cop

“WOW”, jumping to judgment. You sound like the general public. You must have inside sources. I know quite a few BPD Officers. Always had a good working relationship with them. I have family in the Boston area that are Officers. Are they bad as well?

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Originally Posted by Irish Wampanoag

I am sure they are not the only one in the BPD

Posted by: HousingCop

Again, Irish Idiot shows his vast knowledge of police experience by throwing Boston cops under the bus and then backing over them. Just like everything else in life, Irish Dope, there are people willing to trade their badges for financial gain. This guy Polido happens to be one of them apparently.

When I knew and worked with him on another job in the early 90's, he was a squared away guy with alot of potential. Obviously people may change over a period of time and their sense of priority gets skewered by dealing with various individuals who may tempt them with the lure of easy cash for looking the other way.

As we all know, the FBI has a tarnished image as well lately so I would not pass judgement entirely on them although things look real bad according to the daily Boston rags. I'll reserve my judgement for when ALL the facts of the case come out and then make my decision. I won't arbitrarially throw people to the wolves like you do.

It must be so nice to sit there at that massive .5 square mile commuter community college enviornment and pass judgement on others who work in the grittiest areas of the city. Must be nice to be you. All I know is I don't want you for a partner should something bad happen. Nuff said. HC

Posted by: dave7336

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Originally Posted by Irish Wampanoag

I am sure they are not the only one in the BPD

there may or may not be a few more, but it is important to remember that out of something like 2000 or so officers, the MAJORITY ARE PROUD PROFESSIONALS THAT GO OUT AND PUT IN AN HONEST DAYS WORK!!!..that is true in every department...too make a comment like that should require you to back it up with facts!!!until then your comment is worthless!!!

Posted by: Irish Wampanoag

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Originally Posted by HousingCop

Again, Irish Idiot shows his vast knowledge of police experience by throwing Boston cops under the bus and then backing over them. Just like everything else in life, Irish Dope, there are people willing to trade their badges for financial gain. This guy Polido happens to be one of them apparently.

Housing watch your blood pressure!!!

It must be so nice to sit there at that massive .5 square mile commuter community college enviornment and pass judgement on others who work in the grittiest areas of the city. Must be nice to be you. All I know is I don't want you for a partner should something bad happen. Nuff said. HC

AHHH yes it is but I know one thing Eddy my boy. I dont run drugs back and forth to Miami! oh ya NUFF SAID!!!

Posted by: RPD931

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Originally Posted by dave7336

Very true Dave. That's what makes the FEW dirty cops a complete disgrace to LE.

Posted by: SinePari

Said it before...

You can take the boy out of the 'hood, but you can't take the 'hood out of the boy

Posted by: BrickCop

Quote:

Originally Posted by Irish Wampanoag

I dont run drugs back and forth to Miami! oh ya NUFF SAID!!!

And niether do 99.9% cops on the BPD.

Posted by: HousingCop

Irish,
My bloodpressure is fine. It's the tips of my fingers that are sore due to having smash these keys when I read foolish posts by you.

"AHHH yes it is but I know one thing Eddy my boy. I dont run drugs back and forth to Miami! oh ya NUFF SAID!!!"

Goes to show how much you actually read & comprehend the articles that have been written, Irish. They "supposedly" guarded a 100 kilo shipment coming from Western Mass and were paid partial payment of $15K. They then went to Miami to "supposedly" collect the next installment of $35K. Then the "G" locked them up down there.

I don't just discard fellow cops because they have been possibly entrapped by the "G". I at least wait until a jury of their peers has been assembled and all the facts come to light and a decision renderred. Granted, this makes us all look bad but when have Police Officers ever been seen by the public in a favorable light? Especially in Boston.

The closest thing you'll ever come to corruption is taking the lunch money from the 13th & 14th graders on your campus in exchange for not giving those students a jaywalking ticket. More than 'nuff said. HC

Posted by: 94c

As one who has been personally involved in the arrest of a fellow officer, it is a terrible situation for all involved. Real Cops know that some of us do go bad for whatever reason.

Real Cops also know that the highest majority are hard working men and women doing a job that can be quite difficult at times.

To paint all cops as being corrupt is something I'm used to hearing in the slums from people whose opinion isn't worth shit to begin with.

People who talk that way are deep down envious of something they do not have.

Posted by: kwflatbed

Fourth Boston Officer Investigated for Steroids

MARIA CRAMER and SUZANNE SMALLEY
The Boston Globe

The fourth Boston police officer implicated in a police corruption case allegedly distributed steroids and is under investigation for possible steroid use, a law enforcement official who has knowledge of the matter said yesterday.
Edgardo Rodriguez, 36, was placed on administrative duty and had his gun confiscated after the investigation that resulted in the arrest of three officers last week, the official said.
Rodriguez had been on the same motorcycle unit as two of the officers. It was unclear if Rodriguez is accused of selling steroids or merely giving them away.
Police learned of his alleged involvement with steroids through a federal and departmental investigation of Officers Roberto Pulido, 41, and Nelson Carrasquillo, 35, both of the motorcycle unit, and Officer Carlos A. Pizarro, 36, who was on injured leave.
Pulido, Carrasquillo, and Pizarro were arrested Thursday in Miami on charges of protecting truckloads of cocaine in Boston, stealing the identities of drivers, and helping guard a back-room bordello in Hyde Park.
Pulido, the purported ringleader, regularly distributed steroids in the Boston area, according to an FBI affidavit.
Rodriguez, an 11-year Boston police officer who joined the Mobile Operations Patrol last year, could not be reached for comment at his home in Hyde Park.
Thomas Drechsler, a Boston police union lawyer, said that a letter has been sent to Rodriguez notifying him of his transfer to the district station in East Boston.
Drechsler said the letter, which the lawyer said was read to him by an individual he declined to identify, did not explain why Rodriguez was being transferred. "I have been given no further information from the department about the reasons why," Drechsler said. "I'd like to know the reason why, so I can determine what sort of representation is necessary."
Drechsler said the letter did not state Rodriguez was being disciplined. "No charges either administrative or otherwise have been brought against this officer," he said.
The distribution of steroids, even when there is no exchange of money or goods, is illegal, according to criminal lawyers. But police may wait to arrest a suspect until they believe they have enough evidence to secure a criminal conviction, said David Frank, a former Suffolk County prosecutor and writer for Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly.
"The fact that they've [transferred Rodriguez] does not mean they have enough evidence to prove this case beyond a reasonable doubt," Frank said. "There are plenty of cases where investigators believe `yes, we have probable cause, but we don't have enough evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt and for that reason we're going to hold off on making an arrest.' "
Pulido, Carrasquillo, and Pizarro had flown to Miami allegedly believing they would meet with drug dealers who were supposed to pay them for guarding cocaine trucked from Western Massachusetts to a Jamaica Plain garage.
Instead, they were arrested by undercover FBI agents posing as drug dealers.
In cellphone conversations recorded by investigators during the 2 1/2-year probe, Pulido unknowingly gave "extensive information" about the illegal conduct of other Boston officers, public officials, and private citizens, FBI Special Agent Michael J. Kreizenbeck wrote in an affidavit filed in the US District Court in Boston.
Asked whether other officers would be implicated in the investigation, police officials refused to comment.
Acting Police Commissioner Albert E. Goslin released a statement yesterday recognizing the officers who worked with the FBI in the investigation. "I firmly believe the vast majority of the officers in this department do their jobs faithfully and with integrity," the statement said.
At his home in Hyde Park, Rodriguez often holds Saturday-night barbecues and small get-togethers attended by fellow officers, said Scott Wahlen, who has lived across from Rodriguez on Hallron Street since 2001.
Rodriguez, who owns a Harley-Davidson, said he loved his job, Wahlen said.
"He is a good guy," Wahlen said, " . . . a typical cop, you know, nothing out of the ordinary."
The arrests of Pulido, Carrasquillo, and Pizarro have hurt morale at the Boston Police Department and shaken the trust of the public at a time when shootings in the city are up and the number of homicides is climbing.
"My grandma told me, `Oh! The Boston Police Department is in big trouble,' " Wahlen said. "I thought to myself, `Oh, man, I hope it isn't someone I know.' "
Maria Cramer can be reached at mcramer@globe.com.

Posted by: Irish Wampanoag

I don't just discard fellow cops because they have been possibly entrapped by the "G". I at least wait until a jury of their peers has been assembled and all the facts come to light and a decision renderred. Granted, this makes us all look bad but when have Police Officers ever been seen by the public in a favorable light? Especially in Boston.

HC temper temper you old goat! Soooo you think these guys were entrapped. You use the same lame defense the scumbags you arrest use. I thought you would use a better defense since your defending these guys!

The closest thing you'll ever come to corruption is taking the lunch money from the 13th & 14th graders on your campus in exchange for not giving those students a jaywalking ticket. More than 'nuff said. HC[/quote]

HC your too funny! I guess being miserable, disgruntled and a trouble maker where one work brings out the humor in some people.

Posted by: masscopguy

So much for the so called "Thin Blue Line" and the "Code of Silence". Eventually every scum bag get's his due. If they are found guilty, I would not want to be their cell mate I'm intersted to see if the bosses who were paid to supervise them were on the pad.

Posted by: HousingCop

Irish,
I by no means are defending these guys OR their actions. This old goat has been around long enough to know that sometimes the "G" in their overzealousness to put up a couple of cops scalps have been known to cut corners. Looks as if they used an unsavory character to rope these guys in to begin with.

Although it looks bad, (and probably is WORSE) I still refuse to pass judgement on ANY COP who lands in hot water. Something about being innocent before being proved guilty resonates with me I guess. Maybe if you knew your @ss from your elbow, you'd have heard this before.

I may be miserable, disgruntled and not too easy to get along with, but at the end of the day I can look in the mirror and still not be YOU.

Posted by: RPD931

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By HC: I don't just discard fellow cops because they have been possibly entrapped by the "G".

Are you kidding?

They were in Miami buying dope from undercover agents... I could seeing if it was something that occurred locally at a party or something, but these guys flew to Miami to buy dope...

Quote:

I may be miserable, disgruntled and not too easy to get along with, but at the end of the day I can look in the mirror and still not be YOU.

Awesome line!

Posted by: SinePari

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Originally Posted by HousingCop

I may be miserable, disgruntled and not too easy to get along with, but at the end of the day I can look in the mirror and still not be YOU.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

That's the funniest shit I've heard in a long time...can I use that line?

Posted by: Robert35

[quote=Irish Wampanoag]AHHH yes it is but I know one thing Eddy my boy. I dont run drugs back and forth to Miami! oh ya NUFF SAID!!![/quote

Here you go again. I am glad that I am not on your Dept because you would have thrown all of the officers under the bus and you would be the one driving it over them.

Posted by: HousingCop

RPD931 -->"Are you kidding?

They were in Miami buying dope from undercover agents... I could seeing if it was something that occurred locally at a party or something, but these guys flew to Miami to buy dope..."
They supposedly went there to pick up the additional 35K owed them from guarding the 100 kilo shipment from Western Mass. Don't you guys read & comprehend these articles? Or do you just scan the headlines and let your fingers do the talking in here?

I've been to Miami before. Does that make me a criminal? No. These guys were busted in an undercover sting by the "G" but take a look back, not long ago here in Boston. There's about 5 books on the best seller list about what happened here the last 40 years. I am not condoning their supposed actions in the least but some you guys seem to want to cut bait & run once ANY cop is implicated in any wrongdoing.

I suppose there's NEVER been any shenanigans by the Feeb's reported in the Miami Office. Ya, right.

Look south to RI. A few years back, a dedicated detective was accused of murdering his wife and actually did jail time, about 5 years in fact of a life sentence before he was released. Put there by his own overzealous people and RI State Police who were too quick to judge and bring the case to a quick ending. He was exhonorated when jailhouse informants fingered the real killer who was bragging that he put a cop in jail. This cop wants his JOB and LIFE back but how can you put a price on it?? I bet if something similar like this was to happen tomorrow, you (IrishPuke) would post in here and make yourself look like a bigger jack@ss than you already purportedly are to be.

Everybody bashed on MSP Sgt. Tim White in here even before the ink was dried on the reports. I said it looked bad but give the man his day in court. Now that he's been convicted twice and PBCFLCOP posted the latest link of his trial and 15 year sentence last week, NOBODY had the stones to write anything in that thread except me. A CONVICETED (twice) COP and not a peep from any of you bootlickers. Why don't you go to the latest thread on him and kick him while he's down for the next 15 years (where he belongs by the way) for stealing & selling narcotics from the MSP evidence room. Farkin' pussies. Rant over.

Yes SinePari, you can use that line anytime you want but there's a 15 cent royalty fee attatched.

Robert35, Don't worry, IrishPuke won't be on your or my job any time soon. He's hit the pinnacle of his LE career MassiveToilet Community Collge, AKA Gilligans Island.

Posted by: Irish Wampanoag

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Robert35, Don't worry, IrishPuke won't be on your or my job any time soon. He's hit the pinnacle of his LE career MassiveToilet Community Collge, AKA Gilligans Island.[/quote]

Ya HC I am happy and loving life your pathetic miserable and on prozac. You will die at 55 of a heart attack because you will never get over yourself. Boston hates you and Canton hates you you will never be the man!!!! PS Your a cranky Goat!!!!!!

Posted by: HousingCop

Yep, that's right. Nobody loves me, everybody hates me. I am going to eat some worms. Don't forget about the 20+ other towns on the South Shore that hate me as well. Never mind most of the Cape & outer islands.

Not only are you a "cop", you're a cardiologist as well. Do they offer those advanced medical courses at M.C.C. too? I guess I have a little over 15+ years to live according to your medical calcualtions.

They do offer grammatical courses in the 13th & 14th grade, don't they? Either take one or make use the spellcheck please. I am not trying to be a Grammar Nazi but YOU'RE is a contraction of the two words YOU ARE. This is usually taught in 4th grade. Your 6th grade edumacation astounds me there Jethro. Why don't you go read the comics down by the "cement pond"?

Looks like Utopia to me. Welcome to Gilligans Island!!

Brockton Campus:
Our physical facilities include a 100 acre Brockton campus which offers students a Fine Arts building with two theaters, a T.V. studio and a radio station; a Field House which houses an olympic sized swimming pool, racketball courts and a weight room; modern classroom buildings and laboratory facilities; and an extensive library facility.
http://www.massasoit.mass.edu/misc/brock.cfm

100 Acres = 0.15625 Square Miles according to: http://www.calculateme.com/Area/Acres/ToSquareMiles.htm

Posted by: Irish Wampanoag

HC before you spontaneously combust into flames can I ask you one question?

Posted by: HousingCop

Quote:

Originally Posted by Irish Wampanoag

HC before you spontaneously combust into flames can I ask you one question?

Posted by: BrickCop

Quote:

Originally Posted by HousingCop

Brockton Campus:
Our physical facilities include a 100 acre Brockton campus which offers students a Fine Arts building with two theaters, a T.V. studio and a radio station; a Field House which houses an olympic sized swimming pool, racketball courts and a weight room; modern classroom buildings and laboratory facilities; and an extensive library facility.
http://www.massasoit.mass.edu/misc/brock.cfm

100 Acres = 0.15625 Square Miles according to: http://www.calculateme.com/Area/Acres/ToSquareMiles.htm

That sounds more like one of those "over 65" comunities...wouldn't want to traverse that neighborhood after dark.

BTW- Rumor has it the "Bookstore Detective" character on Seinfeld was based on a community collge gumshoe.

Posted by: federal officer

the whole thing is just sickening

Posted by: mpd61

Forget acreage....................

our .937 mile public way is the best patrolled roadway in Brockton.

Posted by: Pancakeman

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Originally Posted by masscopguy

So much for the so called "Thin Blue Line" and the "Code of Silence". Eventually every scum bag get's his due. If they are found guilty, I would not want to be their cell mate I'm intersted to see if the bosses who were paid to supervise them were on the pad.

I am supposed to know what you do off duty numb nuts, that's why you have parents. This is an adult job, a matter of fact it is a million dollar job for you to lose, your choices are your own. I know.....would of should of known. Those choices each and every one of them made were their own. You live by the sword you die by the sword.......Next time stay home with your family and sh*t like this doesn't happen

Posted by: no$.10

Seems to me these guys did something a little stupid. They got away with it, so later on they did something a little more stupid. Got away again, "Geez, I guess the cat ain't looking, boys"...over and over until they were in too deep. If they were smart, the only way out at that point would be to score big once and screw somewhere without extridition, of course, if they were smart they wouldn't have ended up in this mess to begin with, so forget it.

Housing cop and Irish Wampanoag, start playing nice. Or we will bash your heads together.

Posted by: 94c

To cops a big score is a couple of Kilos of Cocaine.

To Federal Investigators it's a cop's head.

Being a cop, sooner or later someone is going to dime you out to save their own hides. Even a relative.

The feds have a way of convincing you that you're looking at 20 years in a place in Kansas where you'll never see your family again.

On the other hand, tell us what you know and......

Posted by: PBC FL Cop

Thursday, August 3, 2006

3 Boston officers in court to face corruption charges

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BOSTON— Three Boston police officers charged in a corruption probe made a brief appearance in federal court yesterday after returning to Massachusetts from Miami, where they allegedly went two weeks ago to collect $35,000 from undercover FBI agents they thought were drug dealers.

Roberto Pulido, 41, Carlos Pizarro, 36, and Nelson Carrasquillo, 35, were arrested July 20 as part of an FBI sting operation in Miami.

Authorities described Pulido as the ringleader and said he was involved in a wide range of illegal activities, including identity theft and selling steroids.

The three officers have been charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 100 kilograms of cocaine, but federal prosecutors have said they expect to file additional charges against all three.

Prosecutors say Pulido, Pizarro and Carrasquillo thought they were being paid by drug dealers to protect a cocaine shipment. They allegedly went to Miami to celebrate the shipment and receive a second payment.

They returned to Massachusetts from Miami yesterday.

Magistrate Judge Joyce London Alexander scheduled a detention hearing for Monday, when prosecutors are expected to argue that the men should be held without bail pending their trial.

Stephen Neyman, a lawyer for Carrasquillo, said he will argue that Carrasquillo should be released pending trial.

“He’s a highly decorated 11-year veteran of the Boston Police Department. He’s lived in this area his whole life. He’s married, with kids. “There’s no reason that he should be detained,” Neyman said. Alexander did not immediately appoint lawyers to represent Pulido and Pizarro.

Federal public defender Charles McGinty appeared in court to represent Pulido, while lawyer Randy Gioia appeared to represent Pizarro. But Alexander, after reviewing financial affidavits submitted by Pulido and Pizarro, did not immediately appoint the lawyers to represent them.

Posted by: Curious EMT

I cant find tha affidavit, anyone have a link to it?

Posted by: Pinkos307

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Originally Posted by PBC FL Cop

Thursday, August 3, 2006

3 Boston officers in court to face corruption charges

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Magistrate Judge Joyce London Alexander scheduled a detention hearing for Monday, when prosecutors are expected to argue that the men should be held without bail pending their trial.

Judge Alexander is tough but fair. She will conduct all the pre-trial hearings. They should appoint a US District Court Judge come trial.

Posted by: 94c

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Originally Posted by Curious EMT

I cant find tha affidavit, anyone have a link to it?

huh?

Posted by: Curious EMT

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Originally Posted by 94c

huh?

I was asking if anyone had a link to the FBI's addadavit... but I found it last night....

http://www.massnews.com/2006_editions/7_july/72806_full_text_affadavit.htm

Drugs, hoes, and cars... sounds like a dream!

Posted by: spike9345

The public alway,s takes notice that there own dept. does arrest them. And that goes for all dept. Why can't we clean our own mess up?

Posted by: SinePari

Just skimming through the affidavit, I noticed the SA has only 18 months on the job? Is that normal, for a new guy to take a case like this? It seems like this case has been building longer than he's been on the job. And also making the defendents' addresses public. Aren't they still sworn police officers, and shouldn't they be afforded the opportunity to keep their addresses private?

Posted by: kwflatbed

Tape allegedly shows Boston police talking about drug deals

By DENISE LAVOIE , Associated Press writer
BOSTON — On the videotapes, three Boston police officers can be heard chatting about a shipment of cocaine they were being paid $50,000 to protect for people they believed were drug dealers.
The officers also talk about guarding bigger and more lucrative cocaine shipments, and agree to branch out into heroin.
But the "drug dealers" in the conversations were actually undercover federal agents, and the three officers were later arrested on drug conspiracy charges.
Prosecutors played excerpts from two videotapes in court yesterday as they asked a judge to hold one of the officers without bail while he awaits trial.
Roberto Pulido, 41, Carlos Pizarro, 36, and Nelson Carrasquillo, 35, were charged in Miami last month after they allegedly accepted a $35,000 payment from undercover FBI agents.
Prosecutors have asked that all three officers be held without bail. U.S. Magistrate Judge Joyce London Alexander did not immediately issue a decision after holding a detention hearing for Carrasquillo yesterday. A hearing for Pulido and Pizarro was postponed until Aug. 18.
Federal prosecutors said the three officers went to Miami to celebrate their successful drug transaction and to discuss further deals. Authorities described Pulido as the ringleader and said he was involved in a broad range of other illegal activities, from identity theft to smuggling illegal immigrants to selling steroids.
On the first of two videotapes played in court yesterday, an undercover agent talks about two cocaine shipments of 40 kilograms and 100 kilograms the officers allegedly protected, then tells Pulido and Pizarro, "We are looking to do big numbers. How much can you handle?"

After the undercover agent tells Pulido they can send 500 kilograms of cocaine, Pulido replies, "That's what I wanna see."
When the same agent asks Pulido if he and his partners can also protect a heroin shipment, Pulido replies, "Yeah, I'll hook you up."
During the meeting, the undercover agents and Pulido do most of the talking. Pizarro says very little and shows apparent deference to Pulido. When one of the agents asks Pizarro if he has any problem with the plans to protect a heroin shipment, Pizarro replies, "No, no, no. If it's O.K. with Pulido."
In the second video, an undercover agent is heard going over details of the plans to ship both cocaine and heroin with Carrasquillo.
U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Auerhahn, in arguing for Carrasquillo to remain locked up pending trial, cited a conversation in which Pulido says he and Carrasquillo were concerned about whether they could trust one of the associates in the plan. Pulido said that he and Carrasquillo had agreed that "if it (the operation) goes dirty, the only thing we can do is ... take out his (associate A's) children," according to an arrest warrant affidavit.
Carrasquillo's lawyer, Stephen Neyman, said Pulido made the remarks to a witness who was working with the FBI on the sting operation, and said there is no evidence that Carrasquillo had agreed to it.
"It's again bravado, and it's all attributable to Mr. Pulido and not to my client," Neyman said.
FBI Special Agent Michael Kreizenbeck said Pulido told investigators after his arrest that he knew he was protecting drug shipments and that he was "getting back at the Boston police department" after he tested positive for drug use several years ago.
Pulido's lawyer, Rudy Miller, said after the hearing that prosecutors have based much of their case against Pulido on the word of a witness whom he characterized as a "major drug dealer and a suspected murderer" and "the lowest of the low."
"We're of the belief that Mr. Pulido was in fact investigating the cooperating witness," said Miller.
Date of Publication: August 08, 2006 on Page A12

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The Massachusetts Law Enforcement Network opened in 1998 and is now a part of the New England Police Network The site is a pro-police discussion forum intended for sworn police officers and civilian law enforcement officials as well as those interested in pursuing a career in law enforcement here in Massachusetts.

The goal of The Massachusetts Law Enforcement Network is to provide an informal network of law enforcement officials here in Massachusetts for educational and informational purposes.

The forum covers many topics such as Police Related News Articles, Agency & Profession Discussions, Police Training as well as Law Enforcement Career Information.

The Massachusetts Law Enforcement Network and The New England Police Network (NEPN) and it's network sites are privately owned websites/domains and are not affiliated with or endorsed by any government association or agency.

MassCops (masscops.com) and (masscop.com) are privately owned are not affiliated with or endorsed by the Massachusetts Coalition of Police (masscop.org)

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