One detective who pleaded guilty, Momodu Gondo, testified that he ran interference for a heroin ring, keeping other officers away. Maurice Ward, another detective who pleaded guilty, testified that the task force would use illegal GPS trackers to track people they planned to rob. Thomas Allers, then the head of the task force, took $10,000 in cash from a man’s home. Wayne Jenkins, who headed the task force after Allers and has also pleaded guilty, seemed to have higher-ups protecting him. The trial highlighted issues with internal affairs serious enough that a city councilman called for the removal of the then-head of internal affairs.

Source: Washington Post February 09, 2018 21:00 UTC