WHAT A HEEL: She Don't Lie, She Don't Lie, She Don't Lie, Cocaine
Based on wiretap evidence from 17 conversations, the FBI alleges that Lee County (SC) Sheriff E.J. Melvin (street name: "Big Dog") routinely tipped off drug dealers that state or federal agents were hot on their trail, and sold drugs acquired in busts from his police SUV, reports The Associated Press:
The FBI … caught him saying he was going to arrange for a traffic stop on a drug dealer, take some of the cocaine he expected to find for himself and use the rest as evidence, according to a sworn statement from an FBI agent. …
A witness told the agent about a conversation he had with a longtime drug dealer in Lee County, who told him, "If it wasn't for E.J., I wouldn't be doing the things that I do," according to the sworn statement. The same witness told investigators he saw Melvin deal cocaine from his sheriff's office SUV in November 2006.
Melvin and six co-conspirators were charged with possession with intent to distribute powder and crack cocaine. If convicted, he faces a mandatory sentence of 10 years in prison.
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