Entries by Sebastian Rucci

Judge dismisses case over FBI raid of 1,400 private safe-deposit boxes and seizure of millions in jewelry and cash

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The Surprising Truth About ‘Dirty Money’

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Spending of Drug Money Questioned

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Sheriff Under Scrutiny over Drug Money Spending

Sheriff Under Scrutiny over Drug Money Spending JUNE 18, 200812:49 PM ET HEARD ON ALL THINGS CONSIDERED By John Burnett The last of a four-part series Camden County Sheriff Bill Smith is being investigated by a federal grand jury over questions about his spending of forfeiture funds. Courtesy of The Camden County Sheriff’s Office Lt. […]

Deputy Has Midas Touch in Asset Seizures

Deputy Has Midas Touch in Asset Seizures JUNE 17, 200811:46 AM ET HEARD ON ALL THINGS CONSIDERED By John Burnett Listen Download Transcript Third installment of a four-part series Chief Deputy Eddie Ingram, renowned for his skills at finding smuggled contraband, looks for drugs in the back seat of a suspect’s car during a traffic […]

Seized Drug Assets Pad Police Budgets

Seized Drug Assets Pad Police Budgets JUNE 16, 200812:01 AM ET HEARD ON MORNING EDITION By John Burnett Listen Download Transcript First of a four-part series A Primer on Dirty Money For an explanation of how drug asset seizures work, read our FAQ. Cpl. Mark Frost of the Kingsville Police Department in Texas inspects the […]

Cash Seizures by Police Prompt Court Fights

Cash Seizures by Police Prompt Court Fights JUNE 16, 20082:04 PM ET HEARD ON ALL THINGS CONSIDERED By John Burnett Listen Download Transcript Second installment of a four-part series. A Primer on Dirty Money For an explanation of how drug asset seizures work, read our FAQ. Chris Hunt, standing in his Atlanta auto-detailing shop, is […]

A Primer on Dirty Money

A Primer on Dirty Money JUNE 15, 200812:01 AM ET By John Burnett Why is there so much drug money moving on U.S. highways, and what happened to money-laundering through banks? First, Mexican traffickers who’ve taken over distribution networks in the United States prefer to smuggle profits back in bulk cash. Second, it’s gotten harder […]