Pubdate: Fri, 18 Jan 2008
Source: New York Sun, The (NY)
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Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/3433
Author: Chris Faherty
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/coke.htm (Cocaine)

CITY SERGEANT CHARGED WITH AIDING CRACK DEALER

A sergeant in the city's police department was arrested  today in Long
Island for aiding a drug dealer and lying  to investigators, officials
said.

Sergeant Roosevelt Green is accused of providing the  leader of a
Suffolk County crack cocaine ring, Frank  Wilson, with information
regarding surveillance  vehicles being used by the Drug Enforcement
Administration to track Mr. Wilson during spring of  last year,
according to the complaint filed in United  States District Court.

A task force of city and federal law enforcement began  an
investigation into Mr. Green's activities after DEA  agents
intercepted several incriminating phone calls  between him and Mr.
Wilson in March, according to the  complaint.

Agents overheard the two talk about running license  plates on several
cars that were being used to  investigate Mr. Wilson.

The city's police department joined the investigation  and discovered
that Mr. Green used an access number  belonging to his partner to run
the plates through a  database operated by the FBI, according to the
complaint.

When DEA agents questioned Mr. Green for the first  time, he
acknowledged knowing Mr. Wilson but denied  giving him any information
about license plates,  according to the complaint. After further
interrogation, Mr. Green said he didn't remember  providing Mr. Wilson
with information.

Mr. Green was arraigned today in Central Islip, Long  Island on
charges of unlawfully accessing a computer  and providing false
information.

Mr. Wilson and at least a dozen other members of his  organization
have been indicted on drug charges.
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