{"id":279533,"date":"2011-02-24T03:00:31","date_gmt":"2011-02-24T03:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/02\/24\/17-baltimore-police-officers-charged-with-conspiring-to-commit-extortion\/"},"modified":"2011-02-24T03:00:31","modified_gmt":"2011-02-24T03:00:31","slug":"17-baltimore-police-officers-charged-with-conspiring-to-commit-extortion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/02\/24\/17-baltimore-police-officers-charged-with-conspiring-to-commit-extortion\/","title":{"rendered":"17 Baltimore Police Officers Charged With Conspiring To Commit Extortion"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"Baltimore<\/p>\n

Damn, Balitmore!<\/p>\n

Seventeen Baltimore Police Department officers and two brothers who own a car repair shop have been charged<\/a> with conspiring to commit extortion.<\/p>\n

The two brothers paid police officers to arrange for their company to tow vehicles from accident scenes and make repairs, as opposed to a city-authorized company.<\/p>\n

U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein<\/strong> commented on the case by saying:<\/p>\n

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“The criminal complaint alleges that the officers were secretly working for a private auto repair business when they were supposed to be working for the police department and the citizens of Baltimore. Police officers cross a bright line when they take payments from private citizens in connection with their official duties.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Heck yes they do! C’mon cops! Use your heads.<\/p>\n

Sounds like the Baltimore PD is pissed too, as Commissioner Fred Bealefeld<\/strong> said:<\/p>\n

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“I will not tolerate any criminal activity that undermines the integrity of the Baltimore Police Department and the many sacrifices our officers make each and every day and I thank our federal partners for their assistance in this investigation.”\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

So how much did these cops-turned-criminals make?<\/p>\n

Shop owners Hernan Alexis Moreno Mejia<\/strong> and Edwin Javier Mejia<\/strong> paid officers $300 for each vehicle they steered to the company, with some crooked cops making more than $14,400!<\/p>\n

The defendents are facing MAJOR jail time too with a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for the extortion conspiracy.<\/p>\n

It’s a shame to hear about the law, which police officers lose their lives trying uphold, being broken by other brothers in blue.<\/p>\n

Thoughts???<\/p>\n

[Image via AP Images<\/a><\/em>.]\n<\/p>\n

Tags: arrested<\/a>, attorney<\/a>, extortion<\/a>, investigation<\/a>, jail<\/a>, police<\/a>, prison<\/a><\/p>\n

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Posted:<\/span> February 23, 2011 at 10:00 pm<\/small><\/p>\n

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