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The corruption investigation that would end Marcus’s career had begun with anonymous allegations suggesting that evidence of several major drug trafficking cases had been tampered with or disappeared from safe deposits. Internal Affairs investigators had initiated what appeared to be a thorough examination of the procedures within the narcotics division, initially focusing on the agents who had access
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The investigation quickly focused on Marcus when financial auditors discovered bank deposits that far exceeded their declared income. The additional money appeared to have been systematically deposited for several months, creating a pattern that investigators characterized as compatible with regular bribes from criminal sources.
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Telephone records revealed contacts with people who were subsequently identified as linked to drug trafficking organizations. Surveillance footage placed Marcus in places where meetings with alleged criminals had allegedly taken place. The circumstantial evidence seemed exhaustive, creating a narrative of gradual corruption that had developed over several years.
