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Coverage dated September 7, 2023

Bodycam footage shows federal drug prosecutor offering cops business card in DUI hit-and-run arrest

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That footage obtained showed Joseph Ruddy apparently attempting to leverage his position to blunt the fallout from a Fourth of July crash.

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  1. Seattle Times

    Body cam catches elite federal prosecutor offering his Justice Department card in DUI crash arrest (opens Seattle Times)

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    Body-camera video shows a federal drug prosecutor offering police his Justice Department card in an apparent attempt to blunt the fallout from a hit-and-run.

  2. CBS News

    Bodycam footage shows federal drug prosecutor offering cops business card in DUI hit-and-run arrest (opens CBS News)

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    That footage obtained showed Joseph Ruddy apparently attempting to leverage his position to blunt the fallout from a Fourth of July crash.

  3. Tampa Bay Times

    Body cam shows Tampa federal prosecutor offering cops business card in DUI crash arrest (opens Tampa Bay Times)

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    Tampa Bay Times's feed description

    Joseph Ruddy is one of the nation’s most prolific federal narcotics prosecutors.

  4. PBS NewsHour

    Tampa police body cam shows federal drug prosecutor offering business card in DUI arrest (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Body-camera video obtained by The Associated Press shows one of the nation's most prolific federal drug prosecutors offering police his business card in an apparent attempt to leverage his position to blunt the fallout from a Fourth of July crash in which he is accused of striking another vehicle an…

  5. New York Post

    Federal drug prosecutor offered cops business card in DUI crash arrest: body cam footage (opens New York Post)

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    “You realize when they pull my body-worn camera footage and they see this, this is going to go really bad.”

  6. MyNorthwest

    Body cam shows prolific federal drug prosecutor offering cops business card in DUI crash arrest (opens MyNorthwest)

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    TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — When police arrived at his house to investigate a hit-and-run, Joseph Ruddy, one of the nation’s most prolific federal narcotics

  7. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Body cam shows prolific federal drug prosecutor offering cops business card in DUI crash arrest | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    Body cam shows prolific federal drug prosecutor offering cops business card in DUI crash arrest

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