Word: agent
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Inevitably, the way in which De Lorean met with undercover agents posing as drug distributors while clandestine cameras and microphones recorded both sight and sound was reminiscent of the FBI's controversial Abscam operation. But, well aware of possible claims of entrapment, Justice Department officials stoutly insisted that the operation that netted De Lorean was carefully designed to meet all court standards. Moreover, they said De Lorean could not have been entrapped because the operation had not been aimed at him. Declared one FBI agent: "Hetrick was the original target. He was Mr. Big. De Lorean just walked into...
...scheme involved having FBI Agent Benedict Tisa pose as "James Benedict" and claim to be an officer of the Eureka Federal Savings and Loan Association in San Carlos, Calif, 40 miles southeast of San Francisco. A key figure, described in FBI affidavits only as a "C.I." (cooperating individual), made contact with Hetrick and told him that the bank would help him with his "money problems." The C.I. also told Hetrick that Benedict would not only approve the laundering of funds at the bank, but would like to make some money from drug deals...
...then told De Lorean that a "Mr. Vicenza," a drug distributor the C.I. knew, would be willing to put up about $3 million to complete the purchase of 220 lbs. of cocaine for roughly $5 million. Vicenza, actually DEA Agent John Valestra, would handle the distribution of the coke, and De Lorean would be given most of the profits. The C.I. told De Lorean that once the cash was on hand, the actual financial transaction would be conducted by Benedict, the presumed bank officer...
...ubiquitous FBI cameras were waiting when Hetrick arrived at 4 p.m. Benedict assured Hetrick that the $1.8 million would be in the room shortly. Hetrick said he was "ready to go." It was not until 7:45 p.m., however, that yet another self-styled drug distributor, actually DEA Agent Gerald Scotti, arrived with Vicenza. Hetrick was wary, but in Scotti's briefcase, which was placed on a Plexiglas coffee table, was a vast amount of cash...
...Fernando Valley. Arrington parked the car and went off to get the drug-loaded auto. He soon arrived in a Chevrolet Caprice. He reached under the dashboard, flipped a switch?and the back of the rear seat flipped forward. "Go ahead, take a look," Arrington told Scotti. The agent found a number of large brown packages wrapped in masking tape. He pierced one with a car key, sampled the white powder?and signaled agents who had been trailing in other cars. They moved in to arrest Arrington...