Crime boss uses police database

Crooks covet justice databases
By Peter Shinkle ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
Sunday, Nov. 13 2005

ST. LOUIS -- Adrian Minnis ran a heroin distribution ring that wasviolent and tightly knit, making it difficult for informers to penetrate it, federal authorities say.

The gang also had a secret weapon: It cultivated a police officer to dig into a law enforcement database to figure out which of its customers might be undercover informers, according to an indictment filed against Minnis and 20other alleged ring members.

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Declan McCullagh <http://us.f321.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=declan@well.com&YY=69441&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a> 29/11/2005 12:21:44 pm >>>
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-Declan

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Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 06:09:13 -0500
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