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St. Louis cop sentenced to 28 months 

Former St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department officer Bobby Lee Garrett was sentenced today to 28 months in prison on charges of conspiracy, wire fraud, making false statements and theft of government funds. Garrett will also be ordered to pay restitution but the amount is to be determined in the next 10 days, said the U.S. Attorney’s [...]

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St. Louis officer sentenced to 1 year in prison 

Former St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department officer Vincent Carr was sentenced to 12 months in prison and ordered to pay $28,000 in restitution on conspiracy, wire fraud, making false statements and obstruction of justice charges. Carr, 47, pleaded guilty in February to one felony count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, one felony count of wire [...]

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St. Louis cop sentenced to three months in prison 

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Officer Leo Liston was sentenced to three months in prison and ordered to pay $8,000 in restitution on a felony charge of misappropriation of government funds. Liston, 35, pleaded guilty in May to one felony count of misapplication of government funds relating to a June 2008 drug raid. He admitted in court that [...]

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St. Louis cop pleads guilty to federal corruption charges 

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Officer Bobby Garrett pleaded guilty today to conspiracy, wire fraud, making false statements and theft of government funds. Garrett and another officer, Vincent Carr, were indicted in December 2008, accused of planting evidence, stealing money and dealing drugs. Officer Leo Liston was also indicted in April 2009 for similar charges. Carr [...]

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