DEA Agents Not Happy With Portrayal in American Gangster
November 27th, 2007
New York City Drug Enforcement agents are unhappy with the way they are depicted in Denzel Washington’s new movie, “American Gangster,” and now one of them is threatening legal action against Universal for what he claims are “false and defamatory statements.”
TMZ has obtained a cease and desist letter sent by Dominic Amorosa, attorney for Gregory Korniloff, to the General Counsel of NBC Universal, and cc’d to the President of the studio.
NBC Universal did not respond to requests for comment.
Korniloff is a retired NYC DEA agent, who is demanding a retraction of statements made in the movie. The letter claims that the movie, which portrays the life of Frank Lucas (Denzel), a Harlem heroin dealer in the ’60s and ’70s, incorrectly states that a third of NY DEA agents were convicted on charges related to Lucas. In addition, the letter alleges that several alleged facts in the movie are misleading, including heroin being smuggled in coffins, and the amount of money taken from Lucas’ home during a raid.
Korniloff was the case agent for the DEA and “personally participated in the search of Lucas’ house … and the arrest of Lucas on that same day.” Korniloff’s lawyer says the way the movie portrays that search “destroys the reputation of honest and courageous public servants by deliberately misrepresenting the facts.”
source: TMZ
November 27th, 2007 at 8:44 pm
DEA Assailed for Links to Burmese General - 1988
Official policy has been to condemn Slorc for its direct involvement with major drug trafficking groups in the Golden Triangle region, as well as for its gross violations of human rights. At the same time, however, the Drug Enforcement Agency(DEA) has been praising the junta for its “vigorous anti-drug policies.” Predictably, a conflict has arisen between the two government agencies involved - the DEA and the State Department. One result of this feud has been the
disciplinary action taken against three consecutive DEA country officers assigned to Burma. The first to go was Gregory Korniloff, who reportedly ignored the orders of then US Ambassador to Burma Burton Levin to cease regular meetings with his Burmese military counterparts. He was ordered to leave Rangoon in 1988. Korniloff was ordered to leave Rangoon in December 1988 after making an unsuccessful attempt to arrange an unauthorized meeting with officials of Burma’s powerful military intelligence service.
June 22nd, 2008 at 12:27 pm
honest and courageous public servants??? Don’t make me laugh! By their own actions they have shown themselves time and time again to be nothing more than vicious thugs and sociopaths.