I juni 1984 blev Key West politikreds i Monroe county, Florida, erklæret for at være et kriminelt foretagende under RICO-statutter efter en længerevarende efterforskning. Adskillige højtplacerede politifolk, bl.a. vicepolitichef Raymond Cassamayor, blev anholdt og sigtet for at afkræve beskyttelsespenge af kokainsmuglere.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D07E4D71539F932A35754C0A962948260&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fOrganizations%2fF%2fFederal%20Bureau%20of%20Investigation%20 | title= Key West Police Department Called a 'Criminal Enterprise'|work= The New York Times | date=1. juli 1984 |accessdate=30. september 2009}}</ref> Under retssagen fortalte et vidne hvordan han rutinemæssigt afleverede kokainpakker til vicepolitichefens kontor på rådhuset.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.livableoldtown.com/from_wrecking_to_smuggling_to_de.htm|title=From wrecking to smuggling to development, corruption, investigations have long history|last=Klingener|first=Nancy|date=22. maj 2005|work=Key West Citizen|accessdate=30. september 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070320075248/http://www.livableoldtown.com/from_wrecking_to_smuggling_to_de.htm|archivedate=20. marts 2007}}<!-- Actual Key West Citizen URL requires a fee to get to the article [http://secure.floridakeys.com/keysnews/archives/index.cfm?searchtext=NANCY%20KLINGENER&searchtype=basic&searchbool=ALL&searchstory=1&searchtitle=1&startdate=0&enddate=0&orderby=0&searchpub=0&searchauth=&preview=1&page=16&displayrows=10&cache=1] and [javascript:ClickThru('article.cfm?article_id=39990&searchtext=NANCY%20KLINGENER&searchtype=basic&searchbool=ALL&searchstory=1&searchtitle=1&startdate=0&enddate=0&orderby=0&searchpub=0&searchauth=&preview=1&page=16&displayrows=10&cache=1')] --></ref>
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