Drug Cop Misconduct Leads to Vacated Convictions
Andrew Collins, the narcotics officer for the Benton Harbor (Michigan) Police Department, didn't bother to turn over drugs he seized from dealers and users. He just kept them for himself. But that's not the worst.
Collins also reported fictitious drug sales he made as an officer to improperly gain search warrants and embezzle funds from the police department.
Collins has been arrested and indicted. After meeting with the FBI, Berrien County Prosecutor Arthur Cotter decided to reopen and dismiss seven cases that resulted from "perjured testimony, planted evidence, or false information contained in affidavits which were used to obtain warrants." More unlawfully obtained convictions may be vacated as the review of Collins' work continues.
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