[2015-10-20] Corrupt Silk Road agent Carl Force sentenced to 78 months

[Proxiebuier]

SAN FRANCISCO—Corrupt Silk Road DEA agent Carl Force was sentenced to 78 months in prison today by a judge who said his difficult upbringing didn't warrant any exception to the sentencing guidelines.

"The extent and the scope of Mr. Force's betrayal of public trust is quite simply breathtaking," said US District Judge Richard Seeborg. "It is compounded by the fact that it appears to have been motivated by greed and thrill seeking, including the pursuit of a book and movie deal."

Force investigated the Silk Road drug-trafficking as part of a Baltimore-based task force. Force took on additional personalities that weren't authorized by his bosses. Using one called "Death From Above," he tried unsuccessfully to extort Ross Ulbricht, who earlier this year was convicted of being Silk Road boss Dread Pirate Roberts and sentenced to life in prison. In another online persona, "French Maid," Force convinced Ulbricht to pay him for "law enforcement counter-intel."

read more : http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/10/corrupt-silk-road-agent-carl-force-sentenced-to-78-months/

[Kakmakr]

How do you allow someone with a history of mental health issues to work for the DEA? These people are supposed to have the highest security clearance and a thorough background check. It just makes you wonder how many of them are still on the force?

It is sad to think that these people are allowed to work on such high profile cases. If they encounter stress related problems, they should be moved to less stressful areas as soon as possible.

[RustyNomad]

'To serve and protect... oneself....

Where are the days when people actually looked up at 'police officers' and had respect for them. Nowadays when you are pulled over the first thought to cross your mind is whether you are safe and or whether you should have pulled over in the first place instead of driving to the nearest police station and or a safer area. But doing so will most probably get you shot for trying to evade the police.