Postal agents stamped by scandal; undertrained inspectors and their rogue informants help convict innocent workers
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US Postal Service investigations of illegal drug use by employees involved widespread use of unethical informants and many instances of entrapment, according to findings in the postal inspectors' scandal. The National Law Journal has obtained records showing that the Postal Service paid $2.2 million to informants in 1992 and 1993, part of which was spent on making drug buys all over the country. Observers say this situation resulted partly from the pressure put on investigators to make cases. All informants involved are serving time for perjury and many falsely accused postal workers have their jobs back.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1995
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Lawyer lived a charmed, double life
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Fredric Tokars is a Georgia lawyer and a fugitive suspected of a role in the murder of his wife. This crime was committed in the presence of the Tokars sons, who no longer live with their father. The homicide investigation has revealed that Tokars conducted a double life, spending time with drug dealers, exotic dancers and various other members of Atlanta, GA's crime underworld. There is not yet enough evidence to charge Tokars with a crime.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1993
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