According to “well placed sources”, officers are getting up to $5,000 to make sure that cases - including rape, gun and drug matters - never make it to court.
The sources said officers “on the take” have several methods, including telling the court that evidence is not ready, forcing the matter to be adjourned.
According to one of the sources:
“This is the norm. This is not just an isolated incident. It’s with firearms, drugs-you would have files sent, the magistrate would sign the summons, they are stamped but certain prosecutors would hide them away in the office, put them in files that have already been completed or just lose them and then get paid.”
The offenders can earn between $1,000 and $5,000 for their efforts.
The source said that persons are given the wrong court date, which can lead to the case being thrown out when they don’t show up.
The source also said that some of the officers in the warrants section are more concerned with repossessing cars for the local banks than picking up suspects.
He said there are cases of people paying “almost like a salary” so they won’t get picked up.
More corruption revelations are expected from The Tribune in Thursday’s edition.
-Tribune (Page A01)
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