Демократия, собственность и энфорсмент
Nov. 3rd, 2006 08:09 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
birdwatcherCassell, 68, was a state trooper before being elected sheriff in 1991. He owns large tracts of land and a trucking company and has reported more than $20,000 in dividends yearly, the government said.
Prosecutors said that for the past eight years, cocaine, steroids, marijuana and other drugs that had been seized by the sheriff's department were resold to the public. A sergeant who agreed to cooperate with investigators was paid off by the ring to use his house for distributing drugs, authorities said.
Casell was quoted by investigators as saying the only way to acquire wealth is to be "a little crooked and not get caught."
Prosecutors said that for the past eight years, cocaine, steroids, marijuana and other drugs that had been seized by the sheriff's department were resold to the public. A sergeant who agreed to cooperate with investigators was paid off by the ring to use his house for distributing drugs, authorities said.
Casell was quoted by investigators as saying the only way to acquire wealth is to be "a little crooked and not get caught."
