Semi related to the OP and definitely related to the thread, a few updates...
Turns out that officer's conviction was overturned and the prosecution may have been shady as shit.
https://www.wlbt.com/2024/11/21/anthony-fox-his-own-words/
Why would we believe the AD would be crooked? Oh, he and the Mayor were indicted on bribery charges in an FBI sting....
âIâm not trying to overemphasize this, you guys, but my ability to prosecute people... thereâs only one me. So, right now, every police agency comes to us. Everybody needs something. Every file comes to us. Everybody needs something fixed.â
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âWe never give them the asking price. I buy pu**y, I buy cars, I buy cows, I buy drugs, whatever. My point is, like [Banks] need 50, you get 30. He gets installments. Thatâs my game. Some people will overpay and say, âIâm the guy who needs more and some people will choose who to pay. He wants 50? Weâll give him 15 this and 15 next year.ââ
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âI donât give a s**t where the money comes from. It can come from blood diamonds in Africa, I donât give a f**king s**t. Iâm a whole DA. F**k that s**t. My job, as I understand it, with a little paperwork, is to get this deal done, and get it done most effectively,â he said.
Oh, he was on top of things. On top of getting kickbacks from FBI informants posing as real estate developers.