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CHICAGO _ While prosecuting a former officer who for years operated a drug ring from inside the Chicago Police Department, federal authorities discovered that as many as five other officers were involved in narcotics activity that included setting up drug dealers and stealing their cocaine, according to FBI documents obtained by the Chicago Tribune.
The Police Department, which is assisting in the federal investigation, stripped three officers of their badges in the summer of 1999 and reassigned them to department headquarters, where they continue to perform administrative duties.
Those under investigation include an officer who is a defendant in a ...