Word: loreans
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...souring on cocaine, the drug is pushing its roots wider and deeper into America's social strata. Peter Bensinger, director of the Drug Enforcement Administration from 1976 to 1981, is now a consultant to businesses on employee drug use. "It is not just a matter of John De Lorean and John Belushi," he says. "Cocaine use does not exempt anyone. You see it in mid-level managers and factory workers...
...member of the presidential honor guard charged with distribution of cocaine, and in Frederick, Md., a six-person coke ring (including a local lawyer and a banker) busted. "It used to be that a pound of cocaine was a big seizure," says Assistant U.S. Attorney James Walsh, John De Lorean's prosecutor and head of the new federal task force in Los Angeles. "Nowadays, if it's a couple of pounds or a kilo...
...Lorean bust is a typical case of entrapment and sensationalism. The Drug Enforcement Administration claims that he stood to make $50 million from the sale of 100 kilos of cocaine. I'm a former dealer serving time on drug charges, and I can tell you that a dealer would get a return of between $10 million and $15 million. The standard rule in selling drugs is that you can double or triple your money in a very short period of time. The notion that someone can make a 900% profit is an affront to anyone with any business sense...
Your Essay "The Man Who Wrecked the Car" asks, "Why have the adventures of John De Lorean attracted so much notice?" The answer is that the media have sensationalized a criminal event beyond all reason. Rich or poor, De Lorean is a suspected dope dealer who hardly merits the attention...
After reading your extensive coverage of John De Lorean, I was reminded of the story of a junior high school student whose assignment was to write an essay on penguins. At the end he wrote, "This is really more than I cared to know about penguins...