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First officer from Dallas fake drug scandal heads to prison

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Nearly seven years after Dallas authorities became aware that fake drugs had been by a crooked confidential informant in cahoots with corrupt cops used to trump up charges against two dozen defendants, the first involved police officer, Mark Delapaz, has exhausted his appeals and is finally headed to prison for a five year term. Reported the Dallas News ("Dallas officer convicted in fake drug scandal begins prison term," May 5): A Dallas police officer convicted in what became known as the fake drug scandal turned himself in Monday morning to the Dallas County Jail to begin serving his sentence, the Dallas County District Attorney?s office said. Mark Delapaz was convicted in 2005 and sentenced to five years in prison after lying to a judge to obtain a search warrant...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on May 05, 2008 (boomark / email).