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Search results for "Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives" ...
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Fire Mark: Did prosecutors wrongfully convict a 17-year-old of triple homicide in the 1995 blaze that killed three firefighters?
The Innocence Institute of Point Park University looked into the conviction of Greg Brown who was charged with arson in a fire that lead to the death of three firefighters. Through their reporting efforts, the Innocence Institute the fire was not started by Brown - it was cause by a natural gas leak, not arson. And that some of the main witnesses had been paid as much as $10,000 to testify.
Tags: wrongful conviction; arson; crime; Innocence Project; FOIA; ATF; Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
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Hunting a drug lord
A tip from an informant gave police the break they needed to find "Genaro Rodriguez, a 30-year-old former San Fernando Valley gang member who they believe transformed himself from a minor drug dealer into the head of a multimillion-dollar cocaine and methamphetamine operation." This operation is alleged to have functioned throughout the United States from Hawaii to Wisconsin.
Tags: organized crime; Federal bureau of Alcohol; Tobacco; Firearms and Explosives; narcotics; cocaine; methamphetamine; gang; Genaro Rodriguez; drugs; crime ring