Huge Bust of LEO's in Virginia
Harris County, Virginia has a shortage of functioning law enforcement officers now that Sheriff Frank Cassell and more than a dozen of his deputies have been indicted. Twenty people are charged with a long list of federal crimes that include money laundering, conspiracy to distribute illicit drugs, and racketeering conspiracy.
U.S. Attorney John Brownlee outlined the case and charges at the press conference and called the defendants' alleged behavior "disgraceful corruption." He said many drugs and firearms were stolen from evidence and ended up back in the community that the sheriff's office is supposed to protect. One firearm seized in a raid was turned into evidence but later was somehow stolen and recovered upon execution of a search warrant at a "drug house," Brownlee said.
Among the more intesting allegations: "[Former Sgt. James] Vaught's rental house was used as a place for several officers of the Henry County Sheriff's Office to have extramarital affairs."
Here's the indictment (pdf).
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