- 4 - 150 tape recordings, both audio and video, documenting 72 transactions consisting of 23 drug purchases and 49 money laundering transactions. While under surveillance, subjects of the investigation purchased 31 kilograms of cocaine and laundered $5 million in drug proceeds from seven different drug organizations operating in and around Philadelphia. As a result of the Metroliner investigation, 91 persons were indicted and $2.5 million was seized. Petitioner testified in five trials, the last of which ended in July 1993. Ultimately, because of his coopera- tion, petitioner was sentenced to 5 years' probation on the drug charges mentioned above. During 1991 or 1992, operation Metroliner was terminated upon short notice. Due to the circumstances surrounding the termination of the undercover investiga- tion, petitioner lost certain personal property, including a safe containing some of his personal records. After the investigation was terminated, petitioner declined to enter the witness protection program. The FBI paid petitioner subsistence and other expenses while the FBI's investigation continued. Generally, this consisted of monthly payments, that began at $1,500 in 1991, and increased to $2,000 in 1992, and further increased to $3,000 in the middle part of 1992 when thePage: 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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