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Two East Cleveland cops plead guilty to ripping off suspected drug dealers
#22479898 - 11/05/15 07:55 AM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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By Eric Heisig, cleveland.com
on November 02, 2015 at 4:59 PM, updated November 02, 2015 at 5:53 PM
AKRON, Ohio — Two East Cleveland police detectives admitted Monday to stealing tens of thousands of dollars from suspected drug dealers using illegal search warrants.
Antonio Malone, 33, and Eric Jones, 38, each pleaded guilty to two conspiracy charges for robbing and extorting several people and violating their rights.
Flanked by their attorneys, the detectives did little more than answer U.S. District Judge Sara Lioi's questions during an 80-minute hearing at the federal courthouse in Akron. They stood and said "guilty, your honor" when asked how they pleaded, effectively ending their law enforcement careers.
Under plea agreements, both have agreed to cooperate as prosecutors continue to build a case against a third defendant, Sgt. Torris Moore.
In exchange for their cooperation, the U.S. Attorney's Office has agreed to recommend a sentence of up to six years for Malone and nearly five years for Jones, who is considered a lesser player in the scheme.
Lioi did not set a sentencing date. Both men are free on $25,000 unsecured bonds.
Malone, Jones and Moore were accused in October of conspiring to steal cash from four suspected drug dealers between 2012-14. The officers would sometimes split the money among themselves and others, or just keep it.
The trio, who worked in the city's street crime unit, received search warrants by filing false statements to municipal judges, according to charging documents.
In one case, Malone pulled over a drug dealer, Mark Makupson, and agreed to not arrest him. Malone then arranged to tow Makupson's car, but had the drug dealer retrieve all but $3,000 that he had in his glove compartment.
The FBI started its investigation about two years ago. All three defendants have resigned from the East Cleveland Police Department.
Malone has agreed to pay more than $23,000 in restitution and Jones has agree to pay $13,000.
Moore, who supervised the drug unit and sent information to county prosecutors for charging, has pleaded not guilty. Her role was mostly on the paperwork end, prosecutors have said, though she also helped enact falsified search warrants and split the money they stole.
Her next court date is set for Nov. 24.
Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy J. McGinty's office has said the corruption has resulted in charges being dropped against a few suspects.
http://www.cleveland.com/court-justice/index.ssf/2015/11/two_east_cleveland_cops_plead.html
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nice1returns
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Re: Two East Cleveland cops plead guilty to ripping off suspected drug dealers [Re: D.M.T]
#22480058 - 11/05/15 08:27 AM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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So they didn't goto jail, they just paid a fine?
There you go folks. Don't sell drugs, be a cop and rip off drug dealers.
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Re: Two East Cleveland cops plead guilty to ripping off suspected drug dealers [Re: nice1returns] 1
#22480535 - 11/05/15 10:34 AM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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nice1returns said: So they didn't goto jail, they just paid a fine?
There you go folks. Don't sell drugs, be a cop and rip off drug dealers. 
Did you even read the article? It says that sentencing will happen at a later date and they are both going to do 5-6 years each. The are testifying against their Sargent, and in the mean time are building the case against the Sargent. They are going to be someone's bitchs in the pokey.
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Re: Two East Cleveland cops plead guilty to ripping off suspected drug dealers [Re: afrogus]
#22480565 - 11/05/15 10:41 AM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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Re: Two East Cleveland cops plead guilty to ripping off suspected drug dealers [Re: afrogus]
#22480651 - 11/05/15 11:05 AM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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Good about time they experienced a baton in the a hole
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Re: Two East Cleveland cops plead guilty to ripping off suspected drug dealers [Re: afrogus]
#22480885 - 11/05/15 12:04 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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afrogus said:
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nice1returns said: So they didn't goto jail, they just paid a fine?
There you go folks. Don't sell drugs, be a cop and rip off drug dealers. 
Did you even read the article? It says that sentencing will happen at a later date and they are both going to do 5-6 years each. The are testifying against their Sargent, and in the mean time are building the case against the Sargent. They are going to be someone's bitchs in the pokey.
bet they get put in high risk and have zero worries throughout, pigs always take care of pigs
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Re: Two East Cleveland cops plead guilty to ripping off suspected drug dealers [Re: ReposadoXochipilli]
#22481017 - 11/05/15 12:45 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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high risk and have zero worries throughout
Indeed they go to the sensitive needs yard but someone will fake a defect against their gang to gain access to the sensitive needs and kill them. The honor of killing a cop is worth the institutional charges for many long termers.
Solitary won't help much either, people get killed in maximum all the time.
Then there are corrupt COs and the fact that these guys are no longer pigs 
They are fucked if they get any time in state or federal prison, however the agreement is up to 5 years not a minimum of 5 years. They may pull a martha stewart on this one if they have the cash to repent.
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Re: Two East Cleveland cops plead guilty to ripping off suspected drug dealers [Re: Toadstool5]
#22481712 - 11/05/15 04:10 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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If they were smart they would have waited until after work and worn masks instead of using their uniforms to extort the drug dealers
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Re: Two East Cleveland cops plead guilty to ripping off suspected drug dealers [Re: D.M.T]
#22482289 - 11/05/15 06:15 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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Doesn't surprise me. There are corrupt cops here.
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Re: Two East Cleveland cops plead guilty to ripping off suspected drug dealers [Re: geffer]
#22482296 - 11/05/15 06:16 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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geffer said: If they were smart they would have waited until after work and worn masks instead of using their uniforms to extort the drug dealers
That's a good way to get killed. Using your uniforms is way smarter and safer. If it comes down to he said she said a cops word will be believed over a drug dealer 100% of the time. If they weren't creating fake search warrants and other documents they wouldn't have gotten busted.
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Re: Two East Cleveland cops plead guilty to ripping off suspected drug dealers [Re: Cognitive_Shift]
#22482398 - 11/05/15 06:40 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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Re: Two East Cleveland cops plead guilty to ripping off suspected drug dealers [Re: deadohiosky]
#22482407 - 11/05/15 06:41 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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o-high-o
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Re: Two East Cleveland cops plead guilty to ripping off suspected drug dealers [Re: Cognitive_Shift]
#22489143 - 11/07/15 03:04 AM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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Broke one of the basic crime rules: Never leave a paper trail. Rookies in the "game".
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Re: Two East Cleveland cops plead guilty to ripping off suspected drug dealers [Re: NothingsChanged]
#22489198 - 11/07/15 04:03 AM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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randallsbook said: Broke one of the basic crime rules: Never leave a paper trail. Rookies in the "game".
Your social security number is a paper trail.
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Re: Two East Cleveland cops plead guilty to ripping off suspected drug dealers [Re: vandago]
#22489281 - 11/07/15 05:36 AM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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vandago said:
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randallsbook said: Broke one of the basic crime rules: Never leave a paper trail. Rookies in the "game".
Your social security number is a paper trail.
Not a criminal paper trail.
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Re: Two East Cleveland cops plead guilty to ripping off suspected drug dealers [Re: vandago]
#22493247 - 11/07/15 09:57 PM (8 years, 2 months ago) |
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vandago said:
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randallsbook said: Broke one of the basic crime rules: Never leave a paper trail. Rookies in the "game".
Your social security number is a paper trail.
Filling out paperwork to get the warrants is what i refer to
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