The case against the alleged "Dirty Cop" and his buddy, the Private Investigator

Here's a press release from the FBI, it outlines the indictment of former Contra Costa County Drug Cop Norm Wielsch & his friend, former Concord Private Investigator Chris Butler.
The case against the alleged "Dirty Cop" and his buddy, the Private Investigator

Here's a press release from the FBI, it outlines the indictment of former Contra Costa County Drug Cop Norm Wielsch & his friend, former Concord Private Investigator Chris Butler.

Most of the information in this story is the same as what we posted yesterday, however, the FBI has outlined the maximum penalty for each count against Wielsch & Butler, which is interesting.

SENIOR CONTRA COSTA COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL AND CONCORD PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR INDICTED

CNET Commander Norman Wielsch and PI Christopher Butler Alleged to Have Engaged in a Spectrum of Corrupt Activities, Including Stealing Methamphetamine and Marijuana from Evidence and Selling It For Profit, Protection of a Prostitution Establishment, and Armed Robberies of Prostitutes

SAN FRANCISCO - A federal grand jury in San Francisco indicted Norman Wielsch of Antioch, Calif., and Christopher Butler of Concord, Calif., on Aug. 8, 2011, for federal narcotics offenses, civil rights violations, and extortion, United States Attorney Melinda Haag announced.

According to the indictment, Wielsch, 50, and Butler, 50, are alleged to have participated together in criminal activities made possible by Wielsch's position as the commander of the Contra Costa County Narcotics Enforcement Team (CNET). The indictment alleges the following abuses of Wielsch's position, in which Butler, a private investigator based in Concord, participated and assisted:

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