It has been widely reported in a rather sensational story that a 6-time murderous drug dealer from the City of Detroit avoided jail by becoming a DEA informant. The big questions are what did the DEA know about their informant’s background, and did the information he provided justify the informant\u2019s extraordinary deal?\u00a0 According to Barone Defense Firm attorney Keith Corbett, the DEA knew about their informant’s dangerous criminal history and the DEA’s deal was a bad one.<\/p>\n
This story, which was widely reported in the Detroit area news media, was eventually picked up by the United Kingdom\u2019s Daily Mail<\/em>.\u00a0 The individual involved is Kenyel Brown, and according to the UK Daily Mail article \u201cBrown was hired as an informant for the Detroit Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration in a joint task force.\u201d\u00a0 Our local paper, the Detroit Free Press reported that Brown was released from custody at the request of federal law enforcement officials. It was U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman who actually signed the release.<\/p>\n In addition to the alleged 6 murders, Brown had other criminal legal problems.\u00a0 For example, he violated the terms of his probation by failing to remain abstinent from drugs and alcohol, missing mandatory meetings, and, picking up a drunk driving charge!\u00a0 Judge Freedman was aware of all this, but decided to give Brown a break because, in addition to all of his criminal wrongdoing, he was \u201cdoing some of the right things\u201d too.<\/p>\n