Posted on 09/07/2011 7:14:34 AM PDT by Qbert
Amid brewing controversy over the ATF's botched Fast and Furious gunrunning operation comes new allegations that the Department of Justice also let off an Arizona man suspected of supplying grenades to Mexico's drug cartels.
The WSJ reports today that federal authorities are now investigating why the U.S. Attorney's office in Phoenix — the same office that oversaw Fast and Furious — released Jean Baptiste Kingery after he confessed to providing military-style weapons to the now-defunct La Familia Michoacana drug cartel.
Kingery, who was arrested and released in June 2010, confessed to manufacturing improvised explosive devices (IEDs) using grenade components from the U.S. He also admitted to helping the cartel convert semi-automatic rifles into machine guns. Mexican criminal organizations are increasingly using these military-style weapons as the cartels' escalate their wars against the government and one another.
Despite Kingery's confession, and over loud protestations from the arresting ATF officers, the U.S. Attorney's office let Kingery go within hours of his arrest.
Kingery's release is now the subject of an internal probe by the DOJ inspector general. The findings in the DOJ probe were a major catalyst in the recent staff shakeup that ousted Arizona U.S. Attorney Dennie Burke and Acting ATF Director Kenneth Melson from their posts.
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“Botched”? It’s looking more an more like it was done for a purpose. With half of Mexico in gangs hands, they needed these weapons to try and control the other half. More votes for the Democrats when they come here.
Botched in the sense that ATF got caught, similar to a botched bank robbery where the robber gets junk burned when the dye pack blows up in his pants. The plan was to allow the weapons in to Mexico, capture them after some mayhem and then trace them back to eeeeeeeeeevil gun dealers in the US. Then the Dems would demand registration of all guns and limitations on their sales. That plan fell apart when the ATF got caught approving the sales even over the concerns of the gun shops.
I’m beginning to think Mexico was just 0bama’s “local” version of Libya/Egypt.
Seems like he’s handing every territory possible to thugs/killers.
Next shoe to drop is Hezbollah or al-Qaeda in Mexico.
Omoslem’s fantasy is terrorists attacking across the US/Mexico border, as in Israel.
Looks as though Kingery has managed to get himself arrested in Mexico.
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