Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States
Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; Jeffrey C. Mazanec, Acting
Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field
Office; and Manuel Orosa, Chief, City of Miami Police Department (MPD),
announced the indictment of Raul Iglesias, 40, of Miami, Florida, a City of
Miami Police sergeant, on nine counts, including conspiracy to commit a
violation of civil rights; civil rights violations; conspiracy to possess and
possession with the intent to distribute cocaine and crack cocaine; obstruction
of justice; and making false official statements.
The indictment alleges that the
defendant, in his capacity as a supervisor of an anti-narcotics unit in the
City of Miami Police Department, planted cocaine on a subject, stole drugs and
money from other subjects, obstructed justice, and made false statements to
federal investigators.
The defendant is expected to make his
initial appearance in federal court before U.S. Magistrate William C. Turnoff
on Friday, July 20, 2012. If convicted, the defendant faces a maximum statutory
maximum penalty of up to 20 years in prison.
The indictment is the result of a joint
investigation by the City of Miami Police Department’s Internal Affairs Unit
and the FBI’s Public Corruption Squad. Mr. Ferrer commended the investigative
efforts of the FBI and the City of Miami Police Department. The case is being
prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Ricardo Del Toro and Michael Berger.
An indictment is only an accusation, and
a defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
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