08-11-2014, 01:12 AM
The Stevens Express planes are registered to a Douglas R Beaty in Tennessee. Unlike the other names associated with Stevens Express, Beaty actually exists.
http://vcnv.org/do-cordova-based-planes-...andings-th
http://www.nytimes.com/1987/04/25/busine...icted.html
Both Ford and Beaty were acquitted. Interestingly, prior to the indictment, Congressman Ford had cosponsored legislation to investigate the CIA for trafficking cocaine.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-cong...lution/520
http://vcnv.org/do-cordova-based-planes-...andings-th
Quote:A lawyer for Memphis developers Rusty and Kevin Hyneman as well as businessman William B. Tanner, Beaty may be best-recalled as a co-defendant with then-Congressman Harold Ford Sr. in the Butcher bank fraud scandal.
http://www.nytimes.com/1987/04/25/busine...icted.html
Both Ford and Beaty were acquitted. Interestingly, prior to the indictment, Congressman Ford had cosponsored legislation to investigate the CIA for trafficking cocaine.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-cong...lution/520
Quote:H.Res.520 - To establish a Select Committee to Investigate CIA Involvement in Crack Cocaine Sales to Fund Contras.