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Feds Senate Staffer Confesses in Alleged Sex-for-Drugs Scheme - City Desk
The DHS "statement of facts" is also at the above link.
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Aide to Mississippi Sen. Cochran arrested on drug charge Boston Herald
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Senate staffer planned to trade drugs for sex authorities - NY Daily News
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Court docs Senate staffer planned to exchange drugs for sexual favors - WTOP
The official criminal complaint is also at the above link.
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Senator s aide accused of distributing drugs for sex
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Longtime aide to Sen. Thad Cochran charged with drug possession - The Washington Post
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Cochran Staffer Confesses to Drugs-for-Sex Scheme Feds Say
Fred Wesley Pagan - Congressional Staffer Salary Data
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Aide to Mississippi Sen. Cochran arrested on drug charge - US News
Aide to Mississippi Sen. Cochran Arrested on Drug Charge NBC4 Washington
2 videos at the NBCwashington link.
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Discuss. Is this what the GOP means by "family values"? And what kind of blowback will Cochran himself face, if any?
A U.S. Senate staffer allegedly dabbled in drug importation, according to law enforcement. Fred W. Pagan, a staffer for U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) allegedly told law enforcement agents that he imported drugs from China in a plan to exchange them for sexual favors, according to new documents filed in U.S. District Court.
Yesterday, officers from Homeland Security and the Metropolitan Police Department raided Pagan's home on the 5700 block of Colorado Ave. NW. Inside, they allegedly found 181.5 grams of meth, which Pagan allegedly told officers he received on behalf of "his distributor."
Agents arrested Pagan yesterday, according to a statement of facts filed by a Homeland Security agent. Pagan works as Cochran's office manager.
The DHS "statement of facts" is also at the above link.
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Aide to Mississippi Sen. Cochran arrested on drug charge Boston Herald
GBL has similar effects to alcohol, but also can used in a compound commonly known as a date rape drug...
...Cochran's office issued a statement Friday saying, "Senator Cochran is disturbed and deeply saddened by the arrest of his long-time aide Fred Pagan, and is suspending him of all duties pending the outcome of this case."
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Senate staffer planned to trade drugs for sex authorities - NY Daily News
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Court docs Senate staffer planned to exchange drugs for sexual favors - WTOP
The drugs in a package addressed to Pagan’s home were detected by customs agents in Ohio on April 9. The documents say the package held more than a kilo of GBL, similar to the so-called date rape drug GHB.
The official criminal complaint is also at the above link.
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Senator s aide accused of distributing drugs for sex
Pagan made an initial appearance in U.S. District Court in D.C. on Friday, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia. He was charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and released on his own recognizance Friday afternoon, pending a May 14 hearing.
After his court appearance, the U.S. Attorney's Office said, "a grand jury returned an indictment charging him with one count of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and one count of importation of a controlled substance. The first charge carries a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison and a maximum of 40. The importation charge carries a maximum of 20 years.
The indictment also includes a forfeiture allegation seeking a money judgment from proceeds from the alleged crimes.
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Longtime aide to Sen. Thad Cochran charged with drug possession - The Washington Post
Fred W. Pagan, who is 49 and earned $160,000 last year as Cochran’s personal assistant and office administrator, was charged by criminal complaint in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
U.S. Magistrate Deborah Robinson released Pagan on his own recognizance after an initial court appearance Friday afternoon, at which Pagan said he would retain his own lawyer. Pagan could not be immediately reached for comment.
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Cochran Staffer Confesses to Drugs-for-Sex Scheme Feds Say
According to Legistorm, Pagan works as a personal assistant and office administrator. The Plymouth, Mich., native has also worked as a staffer on the Senate Appropriations Committee, which Cochran chairs, and the Senate Agriculture Committee, which Cochran previously chaired.
Fred Wesley Pagan - Congressional Staffer Salary Data
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Aide to Mississippi Sen. Cochran arrested on drug charge - US News
Aide to Mississippi Sen. Cochran Arrested on Drug Charge NBC4 Washington
2 videos at the NBCwashington link.
On April 9, a package from China addressed to Pagan's home in the 5700 block of Colorado Avenue NW was intercepted in Cincinnati with the controlled substance GBL, according to court documents.
GBL has similar effects to alcohol, but also can used in a compound commonly known as a date rape drug.
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Discuss. Is this what the GOP means by "family values"? And what kind of blowback will Cochran himself face, if any?