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babsbunny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-11 06:56 PM
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Whistleblowers: Drug cartels throw fundraisers for U.S. officials
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/09/19/whistleblowers-drug-cartels-throw-fundraisers-for-u-s-officials/

By Stephen C. Webster
Monday, September 19th, 2011 -- 4:13 pm

Two former law enforcement officials who worked with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as confidential informants on probes into police corruption have come forward with allegations of drug cartel ties to top cops, judges and elected officials.

Greg Gonzales, a retired sheriff's deputy, and Wesley Dutton, a former New Mexico livestock investigator, told The El Paso Times that the FBI uncovered some "big names" in the course of one investigation, but it was dropped without result.
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spin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-11 07:03 PM
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1. Why does that not surprise me? (n/t)
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Horse with no Name Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-11 07:06 PM
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2. Doesn't surprise me.
Sadly. Alot of blood on those hands.
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lib2DaBone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-11 09:51 PM
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3. DEA-TSA-FBI... We have to load the prison cells...
For-Profit Prisons.... need warm bodies in order to make a profit.
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-19-11 09:54 PM
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4. Oh really... tell me more
SURPRISE!
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