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Massachusetts law enforcement official pleads guilty in federal white collar investigation

By Altman & Altman

For those of you who still hold fast to the fantasy that law enforcement never lies, prepare for a shock. Of course, this case does not feature law enforcement lying to convict a defendant. Instead, it is a Massachusetts law enforcement official lying to federal law enforcement who needs a criminal defense attorney. Arlindo R., a 37-year-old former Stoughton police detective, (hereinafter, the ?Defendant), admitted in federal court yesterday that he lied to FBI agents during an ongoing investigation into corruption in the police department and had promised to help authorities in their probe. The Defendant pleaded guilty in US District Court in Boston to one count of making false statements last July 13. Agents had asked whether he knew of Stoughton police officers receiving stolen gift cards and other items from an informant secretly cooperating with the FBI...continue to full post

Full post as published by Boston Criminal lawyer Blog on January 07, 2010 (boomark / email).