Monday, May 03, 2004
The Game of Cops and Robbers gets twisted.
Five-year police veteran Gregory Augustine, and Danny Gerard Foster, both of New Orleans, were charged on April 23, 2004 in a federal criminal complaint with conspiracy to commit armed robbery of Bullard Road Hibernia Bank.
Augustine had approached a bank employee for help in the plan, in exchange for $500,000. The employee cooperated with FBI as a witness, and further encounters with Foster and Augustine were recorded. The conspiracy to commit armed robbery charge is up to $250,000 in fines, and five years to life in prison.
In the last two weeks there have been two other NOPD arrests, besides Augustine. One cop was arrested for contempt of court after arriving at an arraignment an hour and a half late and another was arrested for kidnapping, extortion, and malfeasance of office.
The police department has re-iterated its posistion that no person is above the law, including law enforcement officers.
Five-year police veteran Gregory Augustine, and Danny Gerard Foster, both of New Orleans, were charged on April 23, 2004 in a federal criminal complaint with conspiracy to commit armed robbery of Bullard Road Hibernia Bank.
Augustine had approached a bank employee for help in the plan, in exchange for $500,000. The employee cooperated with FBI as a witness, and further encounters with Foster and Augustine were recorded. The conspiracy to commit armed robbery charge is up to $250,000 in fines, and five years to life in prison.
In the last two weeks there have been two other NOPD arrests, besides Augustine. One cop was arrested for contempt of court after arriving at an arraignment an hour and a half late and another was arrested for kidnapping, extortion, and malfeasance of office.
The police department has re-iterated its posistion that no person is above the law, including law enforcement officers.
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