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Hund used William Johnson as his broker, having been introduced
to him by Wilson.
Ryan's Criminal Indictment and Convictions
During September 1981, Ryan staged a phony burglary at his
house. He then filed a false police report and a false claim
with his insurer, which, in March of 1982, after Ryan obtained
the assistance of an attorney, sent him a check for $14,000.
Sometime during 1985 or 1986, Ryan was interviewed by the
Ethics Accountability Division (EAD) of the Philadelphia Police
Department about the activities of 5 Squad with regard to
possible corruption. After discussing the interview with Wilson,
Ryan took steps to sue the city for harassment in order to deter
their investigation. During early 1987, Ryan heard rumors about
his wife's cooperation in an investigation. Soon thereafter, the
FBI searched his house and seized the items which Ryan had
reported as stolen.
On February 10, 1987, a Federal grand jury returned an
indictment against Ryan. The grand jury indicted Ryan for one
count of mail fraud and three counts of filing false tax returns
under section 7206(1) for the 1981, 1982, and 1983 taxable years.
The mail fraud charge arose from Ryan's obtaining the insurance
money from the phony burglary at his house. The false returns
counts charged Ryan with willful and knowing omission of
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