In March a federal judge harshly criticized an ATF sting operations that have been going on all over the country.  While this ruling came out of Los Angeles these sting operations have occurred all over the country including here in the Eastern District. The sting operations vary little from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.  ATF agents would pose as drug couriers about to go to a stash house.  Agents would then employ the services of some unwitting individuals to for a crew to help rip off the stash house.  The undercover ATF agent would make promises about how much dope the group would be able to … Continue reading ATF Sting Operations Gone Too Far