Ex-Cops Guilty of Drug Dealer Shake Down
Men stole $970 in undercover sting
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MIAMI - JULY 17: A member of the Miami-Dade police Mortgage Fraud Task Force wears a shirt with their emblem during Operation: "Life is Good" July 17, 2008 in Miami, Florida.The operation included the arrest of 15 people suspected of being involved with mortgage fraud. The individuals were arrested for activity that included, but not limited to racketeering, conspiracy to racketeer, use of personal identification information, grand theft, and money laundering. Some statistics show that Florida ranks first in the nation for mortgage fraud and second in the number of foreclosures. The task force is comprise of various agencies including the Miami-Dade Police Department, Miami-Dade County State Attorney's Office, Florida Attorney General's Office, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, State of Florida Department of Financial Services, FBI, U.S. Attorney's Office, Office of the Treasury and others. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Two men who were formerly considered part of Miami-Dade's finest will soon be inmates with the state's most infamous.
Former county detectives Joe Losada and Daniel Fernandez were found guilty late Wednesday for their roles in a seedy shake down of a local drug dealer.
The men allegedly stole $970 from a fake crime scene that was really part of an undercover sting. They thought they were robbing a drug dealer who was also an informant for the police, prosecutors alleged.
Losada was convicted of official misconduct and aggravated assault with a fire arm. Fernandez was found guilty of burglary.
The men had been offered plea deals that would have allowed them to avoid jail time in exchange for their badges, but they refused.
Now they are in jail awaiting sentencing and could spend several years in prison.
Posted Thursday, Sep 9, 2010 - 2:25 PM EST
