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More on the case against De Lorean, 'cause it's interesting history and a textbook case of entrapment: On October 19, 1982, DeLorean was charged with traf
by thesteamboat 12y ago
More on the case against De Lorean, 'cause it's interesting history and a textbook case of entrapment:
On October 19, 1982, DeLorean was charged with
trafficking in cocaine by the U.S. government, following
a videotaped sting operation in which he was recorded by
undercover Federal agents agreeing to bankroll a $1.8
million, 100 kg cocaine smuggling operation in exchange
for a $24 million cut of the eventual profits. The
government was tipped off to DeLorean by confidential
informant James Timothy Hoffman, a former neighbor, who
reported to his FBI superiors that DeLorean had
approached him to ask about setting up a cocaine deal; in
reality, Hoffman had called DeLorean and suggested the
deal (which DeLorean then accepted) as part of his
efforts to receive a reduced sentence on a 1981 Federal
cocaine trafficking charge that he was awaiting trial on.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_DeLorean#Arrest_and_trial http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_DeLorean#Arrest_and_trial
and further:
At this point, DeLorean became suspicious that he had
become involved in a dangerous and illegal operation,
possibly involving illegal narcotics or organized crime
(or both); he felt that he needed to remove himself from
the situation as soon as possible.
[...]
However, in the face of a thinly-veiled threat by Hoffman
that DeLorean’s daughter would be murdered if he backed
out of the deal, DeLorean continued to communicate with Hoffman.
http://blog.legalsolutions.thomsonreuters.com/legal-research/today-in-1984-carmaker-john-delorean-acquitted-of-cocaine-smuggling-charges-by-reason-of-entrapment/ http://blog.legalsolutions.thomsonreuters.com/legal-research...