Re:Alfred Anaya Put Secret Compartments in Cars. The DEA Put...
by kelnos on Sunday October 12, 2014 @03:10AM
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They had ZERO evidence that he knew what his work was being used for.
That's patently false. You've fallen victim to Wired painting this guy as a saint. If you actually read the details of the case, you'll see that, in addition to the incident with the wads of cash, he also instructed his clients not to talk about the compartments, and also used drug-related code words on the phone to talk about the capacity of the compartments.
After reading the article, I was incredibly sympathetic toward Anaya, because that's what the author wanted us to feel, and wrote the article that way. After reading about some of the actual facts of the case... not so much anymore.
Did you read the article? The guy had no idea what they were doing.
The only difference here is that unlike banks, utilities, etc. he's just a small guy who doesn't have friends in the right places, so I guess it's OK to throw him in jail for 24 years.
They had ZERO evidence that he knew what his work was being used for. That's why it's so outrageous.