Legal Opinion
Demetrius McCann Plaintiff-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Sam A. Mangialardi, Defendant-Appellant/cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 18, 2003No. 02-2409, 02-3021PublishedCited by 119 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
Otis Moore operated a cocaine trafficking business in Chicago Heights, Illinois. One of his top assistants was Demetrius McCann. Also on the payroll was Sam Mangialardi, the deputy chief of the Chicago Heights police department, who not only protected Moore’s operation but also investigated and arrested many of Moore’s competitors. At some point, Mangialardi and Moore suspected McCann of being a federal informant, and they agreed that Moore should get rid of him. Moore set McCann up for arrest by having cocaine planted in a car McCann was driving, then notified…
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