Former Memphis Police Officer Sentenced to Prison Term of Life Plus 255 Years
source: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/former-memphis-police-officer-sentenced-to-prison-term-of-l...
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Arthur Sease IV, a former Memphis Police Department officer, was sentenced today to a prison term of life plus 255 years by Chief Judge Jon P. McCalla in Memphis, Tenn. A jury convicted Sease in February 2009 of 44 counts of civil rights, narcotics, robbery, and firearms offenses.
"The peace and prosperity of our nation hinge on the integrity of our law enforcement officers," said Loretta King, Acting Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division. We will continue to vigorously prosecute police corruption both to protect the rights of individuals and to maintain faith in our legal system."
"Effective law enforcement begins with honest law enforcement," said U.S. Attorney Lawrence J. Laurenzi. "We will aggressively pursue and convict those officers and agents who violate the law and the public's trust. We have entrusted law enforcement officers with our safety and protection and we demand that they perform their duties honestly and truthfully."
"The sentence is extraordinary in that it is one of the longest ever imposed for civil rights violations which did not involve a victim's death," said My Harrison, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Memphis Field Office. "We will vigorously investigate abuses of authority to defend the fundamental right to ethical behavior by government employees."
"The peace and prosperity of our nation hinge on the integrity of our law enforcement officers," said Loretta King, Acting Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division. We will continue to vigorously prosecute police corruption both to protect the rights of individuals and to maintain faith in our legal system."
"Effective law enforcement begins with honest law enforcement," said U.S. Attorney Lawrence J. Laurenzi. "We will aggressively pursue and convict those officers and agents who violate the law and the public's trust. We have entrusted law enforcement officers with our safety and protection and we demand that they perform their duties honestly and truthfully."
"The sentence is extraordinary in that it is one of the longest ever imposed for civil rights violations which did not involve a victim's death," said My Harrison, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Memphis Field Office. "We will vigorously investigate abuses of authority to defend the fundamental right to ethical behavior by government employees."
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Robroy1
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Only the tip of the ice berg! If the law catches up to all the crooked police in America the prisons would need to add capacity!
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hope the pig is happy
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N_Dank
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damn right!
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