Rekimoto
man in love with a putter
So apparently sam hurd was trying to setup a major drug operation in chicago. As in 5-10 kilos of cocaine and 1000 pounds of pot a WEEK.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sport...ested-on-drug-charges-20111215,0,461077.story
By Jeremy Gorner
and Vaughn McClure, Tribune reporters
12:32 p.m.
CST, December
15, 2011
Chicago Bears
receiver Sam Hurd was
arrested Wednesday night outside a Chicago restaurant after he accepted a
kilogram of cocaine from a confidential informant and an undercover federal
agent posing as a drug supplier, according to federal charges filed Thursday in
Dallas.
Hurd was charged with one count of conspiring to possess half a
kilogram of cocaine with the intent to distribute it.
At the Wednesday
night meeting, Hurd negotiated to buy five to 10 kilograms of cocaine and 1,000
pounds of marijuana a week for distribution in the Chicago area, authorities
alleged. He agreed to pay $25,000 for each kilogram of cocaine and $450 a pound
for the marijuana, according to the charges.
Hurd said at the meeting
that he plays for the Bears, gets out of practice at about 5:30 p.m., and would
pay them on the next day, authorities said. Bears players are paid on
Thursdays.
Hurd told the undercover agent and informant that he and
someone else distributed about four kilograms of cocaine each week in the
Chicago area but that their supplier wasn't able to meet their needs, according
to the criminal complaint.
The Bears issued the following statement: "We
are aware of Sam's arrest and are continuing to gather details surrounding it.
We are disappointed whenever these circumstances arise. We will deal with them
appropriately once we have all the information."
Hurd, who played at
Northern Illinois, signed a three-year contract with the Bears this offseason
after playing the previous five seasons with the Dallas
Cowboys. The veteran receiver has been primarily a special teams contributor
for the Bears.
Bears receiver Roy Williams, who played with Hurd for
three seasons with the Cowboys, said he was "shocked" by the news.
"It's
a situation I don't want anyone to be in, especially a close friend, a teammate
that I have been playing with now for four or five years now, especially a guy
from Texas with a wife and daughter," Williams said Thursday at Halas Hall. "So,
it's tough for me just because I am not into drugs or anything like that. I know
it has to be tough for him because he has his family. It's a choice he made and
there are consequences with choices that you make."
Asked for his
thoughts about Hurd, Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher said, "It's sad for him.
I'm not sure what's going on, but you never want to hear about one of your
teammates, something like this happening to them.
"He's a good teammate.
That's what I know of him. He comes to work every day and works hard. Outside of
here, I don't know him very well. But he comes to work every day and practices
hard and plays hard. That's all I know of him. He's a friendly guy."
Hurd
was inactive for the season opener against the Atlanta
Falcons because of a sprained
ankle, and has eight receptions for 109 yards on the season.
The
complaint alleged that Hurd first came to the attention of federal authorities
in July when the confidential informant tipped off agents that a man -- later
learned to be a Hurd associate -- was attempting to coordinate the purchase of
about four kilograms of cocaine in the Dallas area. The associate wanted to
complete the deal that day so the buyer could transport the cocaine to a
northern destination that same day, authorities charged.
At the direction
of authorities, the informant met with the Hurd associate. After the meeting,
Dallas County police conducted a traffic stop of the Hurd associate and
recovered $88,000 in cash and a marijuana plant.
Hurd, who owned the
vehicle pulled over by police, later reached out to federal agents and claimed
that he had placed the $88,000 into the vehicle and then turned over the vehicle
to the associate -- who worked at a car repair shop -- for maintenance and
detailing work, according to the charges.
Hurd produced a bank statement
that he said showed he had withdrawn the $88,000 from his account, but
authorities said the statement did not reflect that size of a
withdrawal.
Hurd's three-year contract with the Bears had a maximum value
of $5.15 million ($4.15 million base total), and Hurd received a $1.35 million
signing bonus. His base pay this season was $685,000. The Bears could pursue
trying to recover some of the signing bonus.
The investigation is being
handled by the U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in
Dallas.
Hurd is scheduled to appear in federal court in Chicago at about
5 p.m. Thursday for a hearing on his transfer to Dallas to face the federal
charges there.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sport...ested-on-drug-charges-20111215,0,461077.story
By Jeremy Gorner
and Vaughn McClure, Tribune reporters
12:32 p.m.
CST, December
15, 2011
Chicago Bears
receiver Sam Hurd was
arrested Wednesday night outside a Chicago restaurant after he accepted a
kilogram of cocaine from a confidential informant and an undercover federal
agent posing as a drug supplier, according to federal charges filed Thursday in
Dallas.
Hurd was charged with one count of conspiring to possess half a
kilogram of cocaine with the intent to distribute it.
At the Wednesday
night meeting, Hurd negotiated to buy five to 10 kilograms of cocaine and 1,000
pounds of marijuana a week for distribution in the Chicago area, authorities
alleged. He agreed to pay $25,000 for each kilogram of cocaine and $450 a pound
for the marijuana, according to the charges.
Hurd said at the meeting
that he plays for the Bears, gets out of practice at about 5:30 p.m., and would
pay them on the next day, authorities said. Bears players are paid on
Thursdays.
Hurd told the undercover agent and informant that he and
someone else distributed about four kilograms of cocaine each week in the
Chicago area but that their supplier wasn't able to meet their needs, according
to the criminal complaint.
The Bears issued the following statement: "We
are aware of Sam's arrest and are continuing to gather details surrounding it.
We are disappointed whenever these circumstances arise. We will deal with them
appropriately once we have all the information."
Hurd, who played at
Northern Illinois, signed a three-year contract with the Bears this offseason
after playing the previous five seasons with the Dallas
Cowboys. The veteran receiver has been primarily a special teams contributor
for the Bears.
Bears receiver Roy Williams, who played with Hurd for
three seasons with the Cowboys, said he was "shocked" by the news.
"It's
a situation I don't want anyone to be in, especially a close friend, a teammate
that I have been playing with now for four or five years now, especially a guy
from Texas with a wife and daughter," Williams said Thursday at Halas Hall. "So,
it's tough for me just because I am not into drugs or anything like that. I know
it has to be tough for him because he has his family. It's a choice he made and
there are consequences with choices that you make."
Asked for his
thoughts about Hurd, Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher said, "It's sad for him.
I'm not sure what's going on, but you never want to hear about one of your
teammates, something like this happening to them.
"He's a good teammate.
That's what I know of him. He comes to work every day and works hard. Outside of
here, I don't know him very well. But he comes to work every day and practices
hard and plays hard. That's all I know of him. He's a friendly guy."
Hurd
was inactive for the season opener against the Atlanta
Falcons because of a sprained
ankle, and has eight receptions for 109 yards on the season.
The
complaint alleged that Hurd first came to the attention of federal authorities
in July when the confidential informant tipped off agents that a man -- later
learned to be a Hurd associate -- was attempting to coordinate the purchase of
about four kilograms of cocaine in the Dallas area. The associate wanted to
complete the deal that day so the buyer could transport the cocaine to a
northern destination that same day, authorities charged.
At the direction
of authorities, the informant met with the Hurd associate. After the meeting,
Dallas County police conducted a traffic stop of the Hurd associate and
recovered $88,000 in cash and a marijuana plant.
Hurd, who owned the
vehicle pulled over by police, later reached out to federal agents and claimed
that he had placed the $88,000 into the vehicle and then turned over the vehicle
to the associate -- who worked at a car repair shop -- for maintenance and
detailing work, according to the charges.
Hurd produced a bank statement
that he said showed he had withdrawn the $88,000 from his account, but
authorities said the statement did not reflect that size of a
withdrawal.
Hurd's three-year contract with the Bears had a maximum value
of $5.15 million ($4.15 million base total), and Hurd received a $1.35 million
signing bonus. His base pay this season was $685,000. The Bears could pursue
trying to recover some of the signing bonus.
The investigation is being
handled by the U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in
Dallas.
Hurd is scheduled to appear in federal court in Chicago at about
5 p.m. Thursday for a hearing on his transfer to Dallas to face the federal
charges there.
