The Continuing Ballad of O.J.
I've been thinking a lot about this O.J. Simpson robbery case and there is something rotten in Denmark, as the old saying goes!
As we all know by now, Simpson, 60, and five other men were arrested after they allegedly stormed a Las Vegas hotel room Sept. 13 to seize items that were believed to include family photos and the suit Simpson wore the day he was acquitted of murdering his ex-wife and her friend.
Well, it was just announced over the last few days that U.S. federal agents learned three weeks in advance that O.J. Simpson and a memorabilia dealer planned an operation to retrieve personal items Simpson said were stolen from him, according to FBI reports obtained Friday by the Associated Press.
O.J. Simpson, left, stands in Las Vegas Justice Court for his arraignment on Sept. 19 with his attorney Yale Galanter.
Dealer Thomas Riccio told FBI agents Aug. 21 that Simpson wanted to televise the operation as he confronted a collector who was peddling thousands of pieces of Simpson's memorabilia.
"Riccio and Simpson want to do a television broadcast confronting Beardsley regarding the items that were stolen," one report said. "Simpson wanted Riccio's assistance in setting up the operation and helping obtain interviews for Simpson through various media outlets after the fact."
As it turns out, not only did the F.B.I. let the operation go ahead, but the guy that had the gun was given immunity for testifying against Simpson.
Las Vegas Police Det. Andy Caldwell, the investigator handling the case, said Friday the FBI did not alert his department before the confrontation between Simpson and collectors Alfred Beardsley and Bruce Fromong in a room at a Las Vegas casino hotel.
"They contacted us afterward and provided us with the documentation," Caldwell told the AP. He said he had no information about any FBI investigation into the incident and said he has no idea about the nature of the contact between federal agents and Riccio "or why they were talking with him."
FBI spokesman Laura Eimiller declined to comment on the interview but it seems rather strange that not only did the F.B.I. not let anyone know about the confrontation, but there was suddenly a gun involved, the guy with the gun (which made it a much more serious crime)will get off.
A simple incident (to be recorded) turned into a major crime as far as Simpson is concerned.
I might be way out in left field here, but could this be a payback sting for O.J. walking on the murder rap?
Allan W Janssen is the author of The Plain Truth About God at www.God-101.com and the blog "Perspective" at http://God-101.blogspot.com
As we all know by now, Simpson, 60, and five other men were arrested after they allegedly stormed a Las Vegas hotel room Sept. 13 to seize items that were believed to include family photos and the suit Simpson wore the day he was acquitted of murdering his ex-wife and her friend.
Well, it was just announced over the last few days that U.S. federal agents learned three weeks in advance that O.J. Simpson and a memorabilia dealer planned an operation to retrieve personal items Simpson said were stolen from him, according to FBI reports obtained Friday by the Associated Press.
O.J. Simpson, left, stands in Las Vegas Justice Court for his arraignment on Sept. 19 with his attorney Yale Galanter. Dealer Thomas Riccio told FBI agents Aug. 21 that Simpson wanted to televise the operation as he confronted a collector who was peddling thousands of pieces of Simpson's memorabilia.
"Riccio and Simpson want to do a television broadcast confronting Beardsley regarding the items that were stolen," one report said. "Simpson wanted Riccio's assistance in setting up the operation and helping obtain interviews for Simpson through various media outlets after the fact."
As it turns out, not only did the F.B.I. let the operation go ahead, but the guy that had the gun was given immunity for testifying against Simpson.
Las Vegas Police Det. Andy Caldwell, the investigator handling the case, said Friday the FBI did not alert his department before the confrontation between Simpson and collectors Alfred Beardsley and Bruce Fromong in a room at a Las Vegas casino hotel.
"They contacted us afterward and provided us with the documentation," Caldwell told the AP. He said he had no information about any FBI investigation into the incident and said he has no idea about the nature of the contact between federal agents and Riccio "or why they were talking with him."
FBI spokesman Laura Eimiller declined to comment on the interview but it seems rather strange that not only did the F.B.I. not let anyone know about the confrontation, but there was suddenly a gun involved, the guy with the gun (which made it a much more serious crime)will get off.
A simple incident (to be recorded) turned into a major crime as far as Simpson is concerned.
I might be way out in left field here, but could this be a payback sting for O.J. walking on the murder rap?
Allan W Janssen is the author of The Plain Truth About God at www.God-101.com and the blog "Perspective" at http://God-101.blogspot.com
Labels: entrapment, murder, o. j. simpson, rap
posted by Allan W Janssen | 8:05 p.m.
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