FedEx indicted for not doing the government’s job for them
A FedEx employee inspecting the damaged package discovered what was believed to be illegal prescription pills in the container and the company contacted law enforcement, including the Spokane Police Department and the local Drug Enforcement Administration office.
The DEA agents who arrived at the shipping facility in Spokane determined the package contained 120 illegal oxycodone pills, a highly addictive painkiller, and began planning a sting operation.
After borrowing a FedEx uniform, an agent posed as a FedEx delivery employee and delivered the illegal pills. During a search of the residence authorities discovered multiple FedEx packages from Las Vegas, leading them to believe they had uncovered an ongoing illegal pill operation.
And for their tip to the authorities:
But on July 17, shortly after the package was located in Spokane, a federal grand jury in San Francisco indicted FedEx on charges that the shipping giant conspired to deliver prescription drugs for illegal Internet pharmacies.
An 18-count indictment claimed FedEx knew for a decade that illegal Web-based pharmacies used its services and that the company essentially looked away so the practice could continue.
Do the right thing, that’s an indictment!
September 7th, 2014 at 8:18 pm
In so many ways, this DOJ is out of control and just bizarre.
September 8th, 2014 at 1:45 pm
I feel safer now.
September 8th, 2014 at 2:27 pm
Well it’s not like the deficit is going to fix itself. The .gov needs to get creative with its fundraising efforts.
Also, IIRC, FedEx is the only international next-day courier with whom the government has contracted to handle top secret info. I would very much become an avowed advocate of FedEx if they terminated that certainly very lucrative contract.