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Sherman Block exposed Los Angeles Police Department book_quoted
“This may be a terrible thing to say, said L.A. County Sheriff Sherman Block, but as we got into things, it became obvious that the stories being told by the crooks were more credible than the stories being told by the officers. In the fall …”
▶ The Colonels Corner Dark Alliance Part 21 @ 36:24

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The Colonels Corner Dark Alliance Part 18
▶ 54:26 Sergeant Gordon, in fact, was no longer even around. He had been promoted. According to Sergeant Hoffman's note, one of the first things the federal agents did was to put Gordon's bombshell search warrant affidavit under seal, which kept it…
The Colonels Corner Dark Alliance Part 21
▶ 36:24 This may be a terrible thing to say, said L.A. County Sheriff Sherman Block, but as we got into things, it became obvious that the stories being told by the crooks were more credible than the stories being told by the officers. In the fall …
The Colonels Corner Dark Alliance Part 21
▶ 36:53 into the major's territory, posing as a courier for a money launderer. The majors were tipped off that he was carrying a load of cash, which could be found in his room at the Warner Center Marriott. The FBI had reserved three adjoining room…
The Colonels Corner Dark Alliance Part 21
▶ 37:21 dangling a pork chop in front of a dog. Seizing cash had become the majors' specialty by the end of the 80s. They were no longer real narcotic detectives anymore. Thanks to expanded asset forfeitures, the majors had become a sin tax collect…
The Colonels Corner Dark Alliance Part 21
▶ 40:41 In a series of lightning raids that night, the authorities found some of the marked cash in the homes and cars of the deputies. Sheriff Block immediately suspended nine members of the squad. Within 48 hours, distraught and appearing heavily…