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‘Little dark secret': DEA agent on trial accused of taking $250K in bribes from Mafia

Shadowy snitch takes starring role in bribery trial of veteran DEA agents

NEW YORK — In his two decades as a professional drug snitch, Jorge Hernández was a master of the double cross. Hernández, a beefy, bald-headed figure known by the Spanish nickname Boliche – bowling ball – made secret recordings for the FBI and is expected to play a key role this month in the Manhattan federal court trial of former …

Mexico’s former top cop on trial in New York, accused of working for Sinaloa cartel

Former Mexican Secretary of Public Security Genaro García Luna, shown in 2010, is on trial in the U.S. on federal charges of conspiring to traffic cocaine. García Luna frequently met with top U.S. security officials while in office and was often portrayed as the public face of Mexico’s drug war. “We knew Chapo was dirty,” Soriano said, “but Chapo is …

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Seven former Angels could be summoned as witnesses in Eric Kay trial

Federal prosecutors could call seven former Angels players as witnesses during the trial of the ex-communications director Eric Kay in the fatal overdose of pitcher Tyler Skaggs. Will testify that Eric Kay provided drugs believed to be oxycodone to and others; knowledge of oxycodone use; lingo used when referring to oxycodone pills; and communications with Eric Kay about oxycodone.” The …

A man steps out of a fast-food joint into a hail of more than 80 bullets. Arrested two years ago in Dubai, along with 16 others, he’s facing a litany of murder charges in the “Marengo” process – one of the largest trials in Dutch history. I can have cocaine in the living room and it’s not a problem.” open …

Was It 'Reasonable' To Ship 81 Million Opioid Pills To This Small West Virginia City? Enlarge this image toggle caption David Goldman/AP David Goldman/AP The outcome of a landmark federal opioid trial in West Virginia that reached closing arguments this week rests on two legally thorny questions. Was it "unreasonable" for three of America's biggest corporations — the drug wholesalers …

Trial of ex-Angels employee in connection with Tyler Skaggs’ death is delayed again

The trial of ex-Angels employee Eric Kay in connection with the overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs has been delayed for a third time. The order said that “a failure to grant a continuance would deny counsel for the defendant the reasonable time necessary for effective preparation …” The trial was supposed to begin Aug. 16 in Fort Worth, but …

Opioid Trial In West Virginia Comes Amid A National Reckoning For Big Pharma

Opioid Trial In West Virginia Comes Amid A National Reckoning For Big Pharma Enlarge this image toggle caption Brian Mann/NPR Brian Mann/NPR During years when the prescription opioid epidemic was spiraling out of control, corporate executives at the drug wholesaler McKesson sent at least two memos ordering employees to "refrain from using the word 'suspicious'" to describe escalating opioid orders …

Eric Kay trial in connection with Tyler Skaggs death rescheduled for April

Former Angels employee Eric Kay, right, speaks to Mike Trout in the dugout before a game against the Seattle Mariners on July 12, 2019. The trial of former Angels employee Eric Kay in connection with pitcher Tyler Skaggs’ overdose death has been delayed until next year after one of the attorneys involved contracted the novel coronavirus. A grand jury indicted …