Federal agents arrested six Philadelphia men for
stealing money from drug dealers, harassing and threatening to kill
them, and eventually selling their drugs themselves.
These six men were all current or former narcotics
officers. They used their law enforcement positions to gain
access to drug dealers and steal their loot.
The officers—John Speiser, Brian Reynolds, Michael Spicer, Perry
Betts, Thomas Liciardello, and Linwood Norman—will be charged with
kidnapping, robbery, extortion, and selling drugs. The extent
of their criminal activities is astonishing.
CBS Philly reports that the cops actually dangled a drug
suspect over the edge of a balcony and threatened to kill him
unless he gave up his stash. They also held a suspect hostage for
days while making threats against his family:
Sources previously confirmed that a federal grand jury has been
investigating allegations that Philadelphia narcotics officers
stole drugs and money and committed robberies of drug dealers, in
some cases allegedly using their guns to do it.In one incident, officials say, the accused held one of the drug
suspects for days in a hotel while threatening him and making
threats against his family.In another alleged incident, one victim was reportedly dangled
over the edge of an 18th-floor balcony in order to get
information.
The key witness in the case is Jeffrey Walker, another corrupt
cop who had knowledge of these crimes. Walker’s arrest last year
led to more than 50 overturned convictions—the cases he
participated in
were discredited due to his habit of planting drugs on
suspects. Walker’s lawyers told investigators that their client
knew more corrupt cops than he could count.
Unlike the rest of Walker’s police work, that seems to be
true.
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