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Police Undercover Work / Washington, DC #247281

CBS Evening News for Wednesday, Jul 07, 1976
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(Studio) Report on Washington, DC police and federal agents.
REPORTER: Walter Cronkite

(DC) H&H Trucking Service is a front for disposal of stolen goods. Local police ran phony fencing operation called P.F.F., threw party and arrested everybody. 70 P.F.F. customers convicted so far. [Undercover police OFR.- tells how police answered customers who asked if they were the police.] Police and FBI working at H&H issued warrants for 140 customers. [Special agent Washington, DC FBI field office Nick STAMPS - tells what prizes were offered to H&H customers as part of raffle.] Raffle participants wrote out names and addresses on raffle tickets.
REPORTER: Jim McManus

Reporter(s):
Cronkite, Walter;
McManus, Jim
Duration:
00:02:20

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