Former Miami-Dade Police Officer Sentenced for Aiding and Abetting in Ecstasy Undercover Operation

Jeffrey H. Sloman, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, John V. Gillies, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Miami Field Office, and Robert Parker, Director, Miami-Dade Police Department, announced that defendant Jorge Delgado was sentenced on October 29, 2009 to two years of imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release. Delgado previously pled guilty to aiding and abetting an attempt to possess ecstasy with the intent to distribute. During the time at issue, Delgado was a Miami-Dade Police Officer assigned to uniformed road patrol.

This charge arose from an undercover investigation jointly conducted by the United States Attorney’s Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, with the cooperation and assistance of the Criminal Conspiracy Unit of the Miami-Dade Police Department’s (MDPD) Professional Compliance Bureau.

According to the one-count felony Information and statements made in court during the guilty plea, during the course of this investigation, Delgado, a three-year veteran of the Miami-Dade Police Department, used his marked police car to protect the delivery of what was represented to be a shipment of ecstasy. In reality, the purported drug delivery was a staged operation carried out by law enforcement as part of the investigation. Delgado was to be paid $2500 in cash for his criminal services.

SAC John V. Gillies stated, “It is disappointing when an officer breaks the law, but the South Florida law enforcement community as a whole is dedicated, professional, and has the highest standards of integrity. This officer chose not to honor the oath he took to serve the public and has now faced the consequences of his actions.”

Mr. Sloman commended the investigative efforts of the special agents of the FBI and the officers of the MDPD Professional Compliance Bureau who have been working on this matter. The case is being prosecuted by Senior Litigation Counsel Edward N. Stamm.

A copy of this press release may be found on the website of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida at www.usdoj.gov/usao/fls. Related court documents and information may be found on the website of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida at www.flsd.uscourts.gov or http://pacer.flsd.uscourts.gov.