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CHARGES DROPPED — Baltimore City police officer charged with taking kickbacks will not be prosecuted
One of the 17 Baltimore City police officers charged with taking kickbacks from a Rosedale automobile towing company will not face prosecution, the city U.S. Attorney's office confirmed today.
CHARGES DROPPED — Baltimore City police officer charged with taking kickbacks will not be prosecuted
TOWING SCANDAL — Charges were dropped Tuesday against a Baltimore City police officer who was one of 17 cops indicted last year for allegedly taking kickbacks in a citywide towing scam.
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WAS ONE OF 19 INDICTED
IN 2011 TOWING SCANDAL
No longer faces criminal chgs.
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17 OF 19 WERE CITY COPS
One of the 17 Baltimore City police officers charged last year with taking kickbacks from a Rosedale automobile towing company will not face prosecution, the Baltimore U.S. Attorney’s office confirmed today.
Eric Ivan Ayala Olivera, 35, of Edgewood Md., was among the officers and tow company operators caught by an FBI wiretap that resulted in 19 indictments of extortion and conspiracy regarding the misdirection of accident victims from city-authorized medallion tow companies to Majestic Auto Repair in Rosedale.
The U.S. Attorney’s dropping of the charges against Ayala Olivera was first reported shortly after noon Tuesday by Fox45-WBFF-TV.
No reason was given for dropping the indictment, leading to speculation the officer was cooperating in the ongoing investigation in return for no longer having to face criminal charges. ........
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