By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Cleveland DEA agent Lee Lucas who was acquitted last week of helping frame 17 suspects in a 2005 sting, would like to return to his job, his attorney told the Associated Press on Monday. “Lee looks forward to returning to duty with the DEA as quickly as possible,” Joel Kirkpatrick told…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Cleveland DEA Agent Lee Lucas, accused of perjury, obstruction of justice and violating civil rights in a case that involved framing people in a sting, was acquitted by a federal jury Friday, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported. The paper reported that DEA agent Lee Lucas broke into tears Friday after the…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It’s never pretty when fed prosecutors go after a federal agent. But that’s what will happen Jan. 6 in Cleveland when trial is slated to begin for Drug Enforcement Administration agent Lee Lucas, a 19 year veteran, on charges he lied on the witness stand, made false statements in official reports,…
The real question here is: Is Ex-U.S. Atty. Greg White being a stand up guy or simply covering up for the mistakes his office made? By John Caniglia Cleveland Plain Dealer Reporter CLEVELAND, Ohio — In a rare move, former U.S. Attorney Greg White took the witness stand Monday, July 13, defending the credibility of…
This has the makings of an ugly ugly public relations mess. By John Caniglia Cleveland Plain Dealer CLEVELAND – An agent of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration was indicted today on charges that he lied repeatedly in a botched 2005 drug case that caused 17 people to be wrongly charged. Lee Lucas, a 19-year veteran,…
