-Caveat Lector- Chicago Cop Accused of Running Guns By MIKE ROBINSON .c The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) -- A police officer charged with running a drug ring has been accused by a drug dealer of giving guns and bags of ammunition to one gang so it could wage war on another. The accusation was in a plea agreement between federal prosecutors and Joseph DeLeon, 32, one of three men who pleaded guilty Thursday to being part of a ring that put more than 220 pounds of crack cocaine on the streets of Chicago. The accused officer, gang-crimes investigator Joseph Miedzianowski, has been indicted on charges of conspiracy to possess and distribute cocaine. He has not been charged with weapons violations. His attorney denied the charges. ``These are people who are narcotics peddlers, dope dealers, and they know that their only way out so they can see the light of day again is to make up stories about Joe Miedzianowski,'' Phillip Turner said. Federal prosecutors have charged that Miedzianowski, 46, took part in the drug trade he was hired to fight, distributing cocaine, supplying guns, taking protection money and identifying undercover officers to gang members. They also claim he supplied guns for DeLeon's Imperial Gangsters, who were engaged in gang warfare with their rivals the Spanish Cobras. The guns allegedly were stolen from the Cook County sheriff's shooting range. DeLeon and the three others who pleaded guilty -- Francisco Figueroa, 29, and David Ruiz, 28, and Yolanda Navarro, 26 -- are expected to be government witnesses. DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
