Overdose of Evidence

Well, hey there! Wonderful of you to click by and you're just in time. We have a fresh batch of European pastries straight out of the oven and the coffee's just finished perking. So go ahead and enjoy! Here's to your continued good health! While we're at it, let's toast the governments of the world for their decision making efforts. Sometimes they get it right, but then again...

In August, the US federal Drug Enforcement Administration dropped all charges against a doctor who has been at the centre of a prescription-drug fraud case because, said prosecutors, they have too much evidence against him and not enough space to store it.

The U.S. attorney in northern Iowa said her office needs to clear out the 400,000 paper documents and two terabytes of electronic data (the latter of which under current technology takes up little space but in DEA's antiquated computer system hogs 5 percent of the agency's worldwide electronic storage). Guess they've never heard of off-site storage and an external drive, eh!

The accused, Dr. Armando Angulo, has lived since 2004 in Panama, which will not extradite him. He remains under indictment on state charges in Florida. [Associated Press via Ames Tribune, 8-16-2012].

Let's see if I've got this straight. Las Vegas John, help me out here! The alleged naughty doctor could, if he had a mind to... which I doubt... travel back to the USA as long as he avoids the State of Florida, right? Presumably he holds US citizenship otherwise Homeland Security would have to clear him and that might be a little sticky.

See ya.

Bob