- 8 - for 2 years. Mr. London was fined $5,000, and his father was fined $1,000. From 1983 through 1985, officials from the Criminal Investigation Division of the Internal Revenue Service, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Massachusetts State police investigated Heller's Cafe for possible violation of the laws prohibiting gambling, loan-sharking, drug trafficking, money laundering, and for possible failure to submit currency transaction reports (CTR's). On October 28, 1986, in response to an application and affidavit submitted by Federal agents, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued two orders authorizing Federal agents to conduct electronic surveillance at Heller's Cafe for a 30-day period. One order authorized the agents to intercept communications in and adjacent to the enclosed area where Mr. London conducted the business of M.L. Associates. The second order authorized Federal agents to monitor and record telephone communications on two telephones at Heller's Cafe, a pay phone located on the premises and a private phone line belonging to M.L. Associates. The District Court extended the orders for an additional 30 days on December 3, 1986. Federal agents terminated electronicPage: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Next
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