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Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Owners Of Repair Shop Plead Guilty In Towing Scandal

Dozens of police officers suspected of taking kickbacks

Two owners of Majestic Auto Repair pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to paying up to $1 million in bribes to more than 50 Baltimore police officers who allegedly steered business to the Rosedale shop and falsified crash reports.

Brothers Hernan Alexis Moreno and Edwin Javier Mejia each face a maximum of 25 years in prison for one conviction each of extortion and conspiracy and fines of up to $500,000 at their U.S. District Court sentencings, which are scheduled for Nov. 18.

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1 comment:

lmclain said...

Hmmmmmm. The shop owners are facing 25 years and $500,000 in fines?? Wow, thats heavy. What are the police (who SHOULD be held to a FAR higher standard of behavior) facing? Suspension WITH pay? A LETTER in their file? Oh NO!! NOT the letter!!! Termination? Well, I suppose being fired beats 25 years in prison. Like I said before, this ain't the Marshall Dillon police force anymore. EVERY DAY, there are reports of police beating innocent people, robbing, extorting, murdering, and like these DOZENS of officers, taking BRIBES so that regular citizens could be scammed and cheated. So much for "serving and protecting", huh? Todays police are merely another armed gang. With the legal authority to kill us and have dinner at home that night. The police are, with their military standard armaments and technologies, including DRONES, are more of a standing army than our "protectors".