In fact, I think it would be an easier story to tell. If you've got to lie about what you've seen or what you heard or what you witnessed, as long as he's dirty, he's got the drugs and he's got the guns and he did the crime - just get him.”īut, as Simon told The Hollywood Reporter: “I actually don’t think it’s about one guy. In a recent interview with the BBC, Jenkins (played by Jon Bernthal in the series), speaking from prison, was unapologetic and said he had been led astray by the systematic illegal activity of the department: “This is a saying we state: 'Don't let probable cause stand in the way of a good arrest. All men were sentenced to between seven and 25 years, with Jenkins receiving the highest sentence of 25 years in prison - he won’t be released until 2039. Two pleaded not guilty but were convicted by a federal jury: Daniel Hersl and Marcus Taylor. Six pleaded guilty: Thomas Allers, Momodu Gondo, Evodio Hendrix, Maurice Ward, Jemell Rayam and - said to be the leader - Wayne Jenkins. HBO Who were the bent coppers and what happened to them?Įight of nine ex-officers in the unit were charged. They even planted toy guns on suspects as evidence, so they had a cover story if they shot an unarmed person. Officers talked about being on the lookout for “monsters” - people they believed to be drug dealers who carried a lot of cash - and one officer was said to have kept “two duffel bags at the ready with gear including black ski masks, a grappling hook, a sledgehammer, and a machete” to steal the money from their targets.

According to the Associated Press, this included “a married couple who were handcuffed even though there was no evidence of a crime,” and while they were being held in the station, officers robbed $20,000 in cash from their home.

But their criminal scam stretched even further, as they stole hundreds of thousands of dollars and jewellery while undertaking unlawful searches of the public’s cars and homes. Of the specialist team, eight officers were said to be involved in a campaign of robbery and extortion for at least three years, focusing in on people they “suspected” of being drug dealers.

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