Former Chicago Pd (dirty) Sergeant, Eddie Hicks, Busted After 15 Yrs On The Run.

[EchaSez]

Eddie Hicks, 68, a former Chicago police sergeant, was arrested in Detroit on Tuesday after 15 years on the lam.
(FBI)

Authorities arrested a former Chicago police sergeant wanted on federal drug conspiracy charges, ending a 15-year manhunt for the fugitive cop.

Eddie Hicks was arrested in Detroit Tuesday morning and later appeared in U.S. District Court, where he waived his right to a hearing that would establish his identity. The 68-year-old former officer will remain in custody until he can be taken to Chicago to face the charges filed against him there in 2001.

Hicks, a 29-year veteran of the police force, was the alleged ringleader of a group of rogue officers who posed as federal narcotics agents to rob drug dealers. The crew would keep the stolen funds and then sell the drugs to other dealers.

Federal court documents filed after the group was arrested alleged they also used fake search warrants, staged traffic-stop robberies and used unmarked police cars for transportation.

Authorities said Hicks and his men extorted drug dealers for nearly a decade before a drug dealer confessed his correspondence with the rogue officer. Authorities, in turn, set up a pair of fake drug houses to capture him.

By the time of Hicks’ scheduled trial date in June 2003, three out of his four co-defendants had pleaded guilty to their roles in the plot.

Hicks, who had managed to secure his $150,000 bond by posting an apartment building he owned as collateral, never showed up for his trial...

...Hicks retired from the Chicago Police Department while he was under federal investigation in March 2000.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/police-sergeant-arrested-15-years-run-article-1.3509255

 

[cubby]

...Hicks retired from the Chicago Police Department while he was under federal investigation in March 2000.

He retired!? He was summarily fired?! That's messed up right there.

 

[Spider]

If they really wanted to punish him they'd just throw him a uniform and send him back out to patrol Chicago.

 

[Keepalowprofile]

Hicks, a 29-year veteran of the police force, was the alleged ringleader of a group of rogue officers who posed as federal narcotics agents to rob drug dealers. The crew would keep the stolen funds and then sell the drugs to other dealers.

Brilliant.

Until it wasn't.

 

[LarzlovesJahi]

Wow, he didn't go very far to hide out...and it took a really long time for him to be caught.

 

[Just my luck sucks]

So he retired while under investigation- bet he's still collecting his pension and dealing on the side.

 

[Sejanus]

Moonlighting skunk holding two full time gigs.

In an odd way though he might have been on to something.
Just have the same drugs circulating forever.
Steal, sell, steal, sell, steal, sell...
It would lower prices,
while raising risk thereby making drug dealing less profitable.
Need for immediate replenishment rises so it creates a need for faster drug deals effectively cutting down on out of town shipments.
...
or...
...
It would not change a thing given how stupid criminals and junkkies are.

 

[Satanica]

CHICAGO -- A former Chicago police officer who was captured nearly 15 years after he fled while awaiting trial on drug charges was sentenced Thursday to 13 years in federal prison.

Eddie Hicks, 71, was convicted last year on racketeering, drug and gun charges, and jumping bail after his arrest. Prosecutors accused the ex-sergeant of being the ringleader of a crew of five men who posed as federal drug agents to shake down drug dealers for cash and narcotics.
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In handing down his sentence, U.S. District Judge Joan Lefkow told Hicks he “dishonored the badge” and should stand as an example.

“There are other officers out there who also have the opportunity to do what you did, and they need to get the message that the punishment will follow the conduct,” Lefkow said, noting he has never taken responsibility for his actions.

Before sentencing, Hicks complained about prosecutors seeking a 20-year sentence for him, saying he was an otherwise law-abiding citizen and not looking at committing any kind of crime "at this point.”

Hicks’ attorney, John Beal, asked for the mandatory-minimum sentence of 10 years, citing Hicks’ advanced age and the threat of COVID-19.
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“Not only did Hicks fail to arrest drug dealers, he became a drug dealer himself, robbing drug dealers and turning around and selling the drugs for profit,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Morris Pasqual wrote in a court filing.

During his trial, prosecutors alleged Hicks thought robbing drug dealers was the perfect crime. The only witnesses were criminals who weren’t about to call the “honest police,” Pasqual said.
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Ex-Chicago officer who fled trial sentenced on drug charges

A former Chicago police officer who was captured nearly 15 years after he fled while awaiting trial on drug charges has been sentenced to 13 years in federal prison

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