example #1
Fake DEA Agent Nabbed in New York
For drug dealers in the New York City area, the armed and violent Tony Clanton was their worse nightmare when he showed up at their door with a search warrant and DEA Special Agent credentials. The problem was the DEA badge and the search warrant was fake and Tony Clanton was anything but a federal agent.
Clanton, 34, was arrested last week and charged with impersonating and federal agent, drug possession, gun possession and armed burglary.
"The DEA Badge this individual was carrying was fake, but the charges he faces for robbing homes, stealing drugs and terrorizing the community are real. Impersonating a federal agent is a serious crime and will not be tolerated. New Yorkers can rest assure that law enforcement will weed out and place these individuals in jail – where they belong," said DEA special agent John P. Gilbride.
When New York Drug Enforcement Task Force officers arrested Clanton at his home, the found 124 grams of crack/cocaine, a Glock 9 mm handgun, two .380 weapons, five hundred rounds of ammunition, a police scanner, a bullet proof vest, handcuffs, an MTA parking permit, a $10,000 Rolex watch, drug paraphernalia, a fictitious DEA badge and other law enforcement credentials (pictured) with Clanton's photo under the name of Dennis Condon.
"Is of special concern when individuals masquerade as law enforcement agents to commit crimes. It increases the potential for danger and violence that dedicated officers encounter daily," said New York Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget G. Brennan.
Example #2 - here is a case of a home invasion / murder of a licensed FFL01 dealer by criminals with 'FBI' hats and shirts
In January of 1996, Chevie Kehoe and Danny Lee entered the home of Tilly, Arkansas gun-dealer, William Mueller. Dressed as FBI agents, Kehoe and Lee hid until the Muellers came home. They methodically taped and handcuffed the hands and feet of William, his wife Nancy and their eight year-old daughter Sarah. They then tortured the Mueller's with cattle-prods and eventually killed all three by duct taping plastic bags over their heads and suffocating them. The bodies were then dumped into an Arkansas bayou and Kehoe and Lee bragged to others that they had put them on a "liquid diet." Initially, it was believed that their motive was robbery as Kehoe and Lee got away with a trailer full of guns, ammunition, gold and various militia papaphenalia that the Mullers sold at gun shows.
In the second example, they broke in and hid in the victims home, but they went to the house originally dressed in 'FBI' hats and t-shirts in case the victims were at home...
