Officer Juan Acosta, a nine-year veteran, is facing a life sentence right now for using his status to help a long-time friend, Yorick Rafael Corneil-Perez, run a cocaine ring. Supposedly, Acosta aided in distributing drugs by stealing cash from a rival drug dealer while pretending to be on police business. He would also provide tips on which streets would be heavily patrolled by other officers. In addition, Acosta is accused of transporting 22 pounds of cocaine from Long Island to the Bronx.

According to investigators, in 2005, Acosta had taken hundreds of thousands of dollars from another drug courier in what he ...continue reading]]> http://www.nycmagazine.com/2009/12/05/bronx-coke-ring-run-by-corrupt-cop/feed/ 0