Monday, February 12, 2018

58 62 115 | Baltimore police officers found guilty of racketeering and robbery, February 12, 2018


A jury convicted two Baltimore police detectives Monday for their roles in one of the biggest police corruption scandals in recent memory.

Daniel T. Hersl, 48, and Marcus R. Taylor, 31, were found guilty of racketeering conspiracy, racketeering and robbery. Prosecutors said they and other members of the city's Gun Trace Task Force had acted as "both cops and robbers," using the power of their badges to steal large sums of money from residents under the guise of police work.

631 is the 115th prime number

 Baltimore Mason = 58

Daniel Hersl = 62. Hersl = 62. Mason = 62

Four officers who had previously pleaded guilty in the case took the stand and testified for the government, identifying Hersl and Taylor has part of a crew that had a tacit agreement to take money and split it up. They also covered for each other as they took thousands of dollars in unearned overtime pay.

Taylor was accused of taking part in a robbery of more than $100,000, in which police handcuffed a man, took his house keys and broke into a safe in his basement.

Prosecutors said Taylor filmed a video — which was played for jurors — purporting to show the officers breaking into the safe, after they had already stolen half the amount of money that was originally inside.

Hersl, meanwhile, was charged with taking part in a robbery in which $20,000 was stolen from a Carroll County home after a man and his wife were detained without having committed a crime. Other officers testified that Hersl was among a group that split up the money at a bar afterward.

Hersl and Taylor both face a maximum sentences of 60 years in prison.

Corrupt thugs / pigs with badges and guns. That's right, you read that.
The "good" honest police officers in this world are too few and far in between.

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