The Investigation of Pepe Chavez Et Al (series)
September 12, 2017 ·
Readers, remember the Portland Police Bureau (Oregon) Special Investigations Division (SID) scandal of the late ‘70s/ early ‘80s? (Vol 1. Chapter 3. Pages 19-23) From my perspective, the United States Department of Justice is in a similar situation as was Portland Police Bureau (Oregon) back then. The similarities: In 1980, administrators in PPB and the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office heard wind of potential corruption within some units of the SID narcotics unit. Now in 2016/2017, administrators in the US Executive Branch and the DOJ have wind of potential corruption in the FBI. In 1981, PPB and MCDA were faced with the dilemma of pursuing the rumors with full understanding discovery of corruption would diminish the effectiveness, trust, and operations of the narcotics unit for years to come. Reorganization and reforming to re-establish operations and repair trust would be a formidable task, all at risk of losing years of effective narcotics enforcement while the organizational changes are planned and implemented. In 1981 PPB and the District Attorney fears materialized. The powers went after the corruption; it took years to recover.

Now, in 2016/2017 there are real signs that the FBI was complicit in the corruption of the Obama administration—certainly complicit in conspiracy with Hillary Clinton. The President, the Executive Branch and the DOJ now face tough decisions. I hope they do the right thing.