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  1. #11
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    Ralph was not perfect and as a young man had a terrible habit of having relations with married women.
    Some of these husbands have been relentless in their pursuit of pay-back over the years and continue to smear his name.
    Ralph resigned as the chief in NMB in protest when ordered to lay-off some of his officers on bogus budget issues; is that something our present chief would do, or does that speak to the character of the man?

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    Just found this and this isn't even the GRAND JURY REPORT WITH HIS OWN TESTIMONY.. YES RALPH SOME OF US OLD GUYS ARE STILL AROUND AND KNOW ABOUT THE CRAP YOU PULLED. THATS WHY YOU LEFT MDPD. YOU WERE IN FACT ONE OF THE DETECTIVES ON THE SQUAD WHO PARTICIPATED.

    At the time of the investigation and trial in Breedlove's case, Detectives Ojeda and Zatrepalek were themselves involved in extensive and serious criminal activity. A lengthy FBI investigation into the Miami-Dade Police Department's Homicide Division in the late 1970s and early 1980s revealed that some of the Division's detectives were regularly and repeatedly violating numerous federal laws. In July of 1981, a federal grand jury handed down a forty-count indictment alleging (among other things) that Ojeda and others had run the Homicide Division as a racketeering enterprise in violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations ("RICO") Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-1967. Zatrepalek was not charged, as he had been cooperating with the government for over a year, and received immunity in exchange for his testimony
    against Ojeda and other detectives in the Homicide Division.

    The record is also unclear as to the extent to which the State Attorney's Office had direct knowledge of Ojeda's and Zatrepalek's crimes and investigations into those crimes at the time of Breedlove's arrest and trial. At Ojeda's trial, the lead prosecutor in Breedlove's case, Richard Steltzer (who received immunity in exchange for his testimony at the federal trial), admitted experimenting with cocaine with detectives from the homicide division at some point between 1977 and 1979. Steltzer also testified that he had a "mental picture" of Ojeda using cocaine on "one, two, maybe three occasions." Steltzer later acknowledged that he was aware of the FBI investigation into the homicide division's operations, but he was unsure when he became aware of that fact. The record thus reflects that the State Attorney's Office had some knowledge of drug use within the Miami-Dade Police Department's homicide division, but the extent of their knowledge of other criminal activities, and their direct awareness of any investigations into those activities, is unclear.

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    Ralph .. high tailed it.. after the MDPD FBI investigation. Also check what happened at BSO and Tallahassee .. you would not be hired as a LEO with the stints he pulled. That alone has shown his poor judgment throughout his career.

    I have known Ralph since the 70's and like the other poster stated cannot understand how he was not DECERTIFIED.. the GRAND JURY reports are clear he took expense watches, prostitutes, and covered for those dealing drugs along with others in the MDPD Homicide Unit. He testified and struck a deal .. do you think in this day and age you would still be certified as a LEO.. I don't think so.

    His judgments are terrible and his morale convictions are always in question to this day with all his womanizing! Ralph well lets just say he is one SELF AGGRANDIZING INDIVIDUAL.

    Ralph.. time to stay where you are.. many of us still cannot understand how you work there or just retire!

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    If it is on Leoaffairs it must be true.

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    This is just some excerpts from the appeal check out GRAND JURY REPORT, this is the squad at MDPD Homicide unit that forced him to resign after testifying. Once again all public record . it goes on and on, do your homework including FBI and MDPD internal investigation!

    740 F.2d 862
    16 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 265
    UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
    v.
    Fabio ALONSO, Pedro Izaguirre, Robert Derringer, Julio
    Ojeda, Defendants-Appellants.
    No. 83-5072.
    United States Court of Appeals,
    Eleventh Circuit.
    Aug. 30, 1984.
    Lawrence N. Rosen, Miami, Fla. (Court-appointed), for Alonso.

    Roy E. Black, Black & Furci, Miami, Fla., for Izaguirre.

    Thornton, Rothman, Adelstein & Moreno, David Rothman, Miami, Fla., for Derringer.

    Kravitz & Von Zamft, Michael L. Von Zamft, Hialeah, Fla., for Ojeda.

    Stanley Marcus, U.S. Atty., Michael P. Sullivan, Jon May, Linda Collins-Hertz, Asst. U.S. Attys., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.


    The judgments of convictions are AFFIRMED.

    *
    Honorable C. Clyde Atkins, U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, sitting by designation

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    Fabio Alonso was convicted of conspiring to conduct and conducting an enterprise through a pattern of racketeering in violation of 18 U.S.C. Secs. 1962(c), 1962(d), 1963; unlawfully arresting persons under color of state law, 18 U.S.C. Secs. 2, 242; conspiracy to distribute cocaine, 21 U.S.C. Secs. 841(a)(1), 846; and income tax evasion, 26 U.S.C. Sec. 7201. He was acquitted of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. Alonso received a total sentence of ten years in prison

    Pedro Izaguirre was found guilty of conspiring to conduct an enterprise through a pattern of racketeering, 18 U.S.C. Secs. 1962(d), 1963; three counts of unlawfully appropriating property, 18 U.S.C. Secs. 2, 242; and income tax evasion, 26 U.S.C. Sec. 7206. He was acquitted of substantive racketeering, possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute, conspiracy to defraud the government, tax evasion and two counts of unlawfully appropriating property. Izaguirre was sentenced to a total of eight years in prison.

    Julio Ojeda was convicted of conspiring to conduct and conducting an enterprise through a pattern of racketeering, 18 U.S.C. Secs. 1962(c), 1962(d), 1963; two counts of unlawfully arresting persons under color of state law, 18 U.S.C. Secs. 2, 242; two counts of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 2, 21 U.S.C. Sec. 841(a)(1); unlawfully appropriating property, 18 U.S.C. Secs. 2, 242; conspiracy to defraud the government, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 371; and two counts of tax evasion, 26 U.S.C. Sec. 7201. He was acquitted on two counts of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, conspiracy to distribute cocaine, possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, conspiracy to possess marijuana and quaaludes, and two counts of unlawfully appropriating property. Ojeda received sentences aggregating fourteen years imprisonment.

    Robert Derringer was convicted of unlawfully appropriating property, 18 U.S.C. Secs. 2, 242; and income tax evasion, 26 U.S.C. Sec. 7201. He was acquitted of two counts of unlawfully appropriating property, two counts of possession with intent to distribute cocaine, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute, and conspiracy to possess marijuana and quaaludes with intent to distribute. The jury was unable to reach a verdict on the substantive charges of racketeering, conspiracy to conduct an enterprise through racketeering, possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, unlawful appropriation of property, unlawfully arresting persons under color of state law and conspiracy to defraud the government. Derringer was sentenced to six years imprisonment. Charles Rivas, Thomas Gergen, Steven McElveen and Raymond Eggler were acquitted of all charges and are not involved in this appeal.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Unregistered View Post
    If it is on Leoaffairs it must be true.
    Not always, but history is a pesky thing isn't it? The following historical account is lengthy but worthy of devoting time to read it.

    http://leagle.com/decision/198416027...%20v.%20ALONSO

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    Okay so you want the good stuff.. from the public record document! You and I would both be decertified !

    Fabio Alonso, Pedro Izaguirre, Julio Ojeda and Robert Derringer, defendants-appellants, were charged along with other Dade County, Florida homicide detectives in a forty-count indictment alleging conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 18 U.S.C. Secs. 1961-68, substantive RICO violations, various drug related crimes, civil rights violations and infractions of the federal income tax laws. After a four month trial in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, a jury found the appellants guilty of a number of charges, acquitted them of others and was unable to reach a verdict on certain counts against Derringer.1 On appeal, the appellants allege numerous errors during the trial. We affirm.

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    A central figure in this case is Mario Escandar. Detectives Rafael Hernandez and Ojeda of the homicide section of the Metro-Dade County Public Safety Department arrested Escandar in 1977 for kidnapping. Escandar became friendly with Hernandez and Ojeda as well as with Detectives Alonso, Izaguirre, Derringer, Charles Rivas, George Pontigo and Charles Zatrapalek. The men often visited Escandar at his home after he was released on bond.

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    I'm no fan of Hernandez, he has had too many issues and jobs to be considered a legitimate candidate, but the article you keep referring to only says Hernandez became friends with someone he arrested. He is listed by name as taking part in any crimes. That being said, Miami Springs doesn't need a gypsy police chief. There is a reason he has been employed by so many agencies. And if his history is so bad, how is he working at the State Attorneys Office as an investigator.

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    like other posters have said get the grand jury and MDPD IA final reports.. it clearly shows by his own admissions he took expensive watches, prostitutes and other gifts from known and indicted drug dealers. Plus all the wife's he has cheated with.. really Mia Springs you could do better.. this is only a small portion of what he has admitted to and done over all his GYPSY years.

    Do you think you would still be certified as a LEO..

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    So who is it

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