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Use of 'reverse stings' raises some questions [FL]

#7287162 - 08/12/07 10:04 AM (19 years, 17 days ago)

Use of 'reverse stings' raises some questions
August 12, 2007 - heraldtribune.com

BRADENTON -- Authorities got a tip last year from a confidential informant that a man known as "Diamond" and his associates were trafficking in drugs and firearms. Investigators moved swiftly to make a deal.

In March 2006, an undercover Manatee County sheriff's detective met with the man to arrange a transaction: the suspect planned to trade 15 guns for about a pound of cocaine, and he said he would pay $18,000 for a larger amount of coke.

But the deal fell apart 24 hours later when the suspect, Jason Williams, thought he was being set up by an undercover cop. He was right, and the police investigation was discontinued.

A year later, authorities installed a different undercover detective and a second deal was made. This time, local and federal authorities say Williams followed through. He was arrested in June and recently indicted in federal court in Tampa on drug and firearms charges.

But the charges against Williams raise questions about so-called "reverse stings" and the use of confidential informants.

Most drug stings involve an undercover officer posing as a drug buyer to nab dope pushers. But the police officer becomes the seller in the reverse sting.

In the Williams case, a confidential informant was the middleman between detectives and the suspect. The informant got the cocaine from police and arranged to trade it to Williams for guns and cash.

Jeffrey P. Snelling, an attorney who represented Williams, said in court papers that Williams never had enough cash to buy the cocaine. The informant, Snelling said, fronted $19,000 to Williams to buy the cocaine.

Williams was induced to buy the cocaine with money that was given to him, Snelling said. Williams had lived in Manatee for eight years and had no prior criminal convictions, Snelling said in court papers.

But authorities say Williams told them during a secretly recorded phone call that he had $20,000 to buy the cocaine. He also reportedly said he was a businessman who wanted to make money.

During a recorded conversation, Williams reportedly told the informant that he could get a rocket launcher powerful enough to blow up a house.

The reverse sting happened June 8 at the confidential informant's house in Bradenton.

Williams was inside the residence with the informant. An undercover detective pulled up outside with the cocaine, which was awarded to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office through the courts.

The informant got the cocaine and turned it over to Williams. The sheriff's SWAT team moved in and arrested Williams.

Authorities seized 12 firearms, including two that were reported stolen in Manatee in 2005.

Sheriff's investigators are trying to seize the cash Williams reportedly used to pay for the cocaine. Williams, however, refused to sign sheriff's papers, saying he has no interest in money that belonged to the confidential informant.

An assistant public defender was appointed to represent Williams for his case in U.S. District Court in Tampa.

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Re: Use of 'reverse stings' raises some questions [FL]

[Re: veggie]
#7287319 - 08/12/07 11:32 AM (19 years, 17 days ago)

<<Williams reportedly told the informant that he could get a rocket launcher powerful enough to blow up a house..>>

<<The reverse sting happened June 8 at the confidential informant's house in Bradenton.>>

Connect the dots here..LOL.

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