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« Interesting thought | Main | George Zimmerman to file claim for legal costs »

Failed ATF sting in Milwaukee yields more disasters...

Posted by David Hardy · 26 August 2013 08:34 PM

Story here.

"Among the screw-ups and failures uncovered by a Journal Sentinel investigation: Agents hired a brain-damaged man to promote the store and set up drug and gun deals, then turned around and arrested him on federal counts. Three government-owned guns, including a machine gun, were stolen and the undercover storefront was ripped off of $40,000 in merchandise. The machine gun remains missing.

In the end, authorities arrested four of the wrong people and three were charged — including a man who was in federal prison at the time of the sale. Those charges were quickly dismissed, with two cases dropped the same day charges were filed.

Now prosecutors have dropped charges against defendants in three cases that hinged on confidential informants."

I recall from somewhere that the Special Agent in Charge is being transferred to a similar post in Arizona, to replace a guy relieved in the wake of Operation Fast and Furious. So Lord Cardigan is being replaced by George Custer. No, that's not fair to Custer, who had a good Civil War career.

· BATFE

3 Comments | Leave a comment

Anonymous | August 27, 2013 2:07 AM | Reply

I see "fast and furious" round 2 or 3 coming soon. Why don't they just give away the firearms and then immediately arrest the people for possession? That makes about as much sense as the rest.

Texas TopCat | August 27, 2013 11:45 AM | Reply

I seem to remember that our new ATF director has some finger prints on this one also. So, I guess we all know what it takes to impress AG Holder.

Windy Wilson | August 27, 2013 1:59 PM | Reply

Yes, Custer had some tactical smarts (most of the time) Compare it to say, General Arthur St. Clair replacing General William Hull.

St. Clair led probably the worst defeat of American troops in history if you look at killed and captured as a percentage of total troops, and because he wasn't stuck on an island I consider his defeat to be the result of his incompetence, as opposed to the defeat of General Wainwright in Bataan in 1942, who had the severe disadvantage of being overwhelmed and without supply for too long.

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