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Drug case dismissed; defendant framed by informant

By Aaron

People do get framed. And informants do lie to the police. And yes, the police can be wrong. The full article by Mike Carter can be found here.Federal prosecutors have dismissed a felony drug indictment against a Cowlitz County man and have exposed an audacious undercover informant who had framed the man right beneath the noses of drug agents.Tina Rivard, 40, pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to charges of obstructing justice and conspiracy to obstruct a criminal investigation after she was able to fool agents of the Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Narcotics Task Force into believing she'd set up meetings and bought oxycodone ? a powerful narcotic painkiller ? from the 21-year-old man, whom she already knew.She faces up to 20 years in prison ? the same amount of time the man she had framed could have served, according to court documents...continue to full post

Full post as published by Washington State Criminal Defense on December 24, 2007 (boomark / email).