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drkgodess OP t1_jdx5dxc wrote

This case reads like something out of a soap opera:

> After Hadley’s two-year relationship with Diaz ended in August 2015, they became locked in a dispute over their condominium in Anaheim, according to federal prosecutors.

> Diaz married a different woman in February 2016.

> In May of that year, he and his new wife, Angela Diaz, created multiple online accounts using Hadley’s name. They then used the accounts to entice men found through Craisglist to come to their home to engage in a “rape fantasy” with Angela, according to the indictment.

> The plot worked: Diaz and his wife staged “one or more hoax sexual assaults,” and then contacted police to report that Hadley was responsible for hiring the men, prosecutors say.

> By the time the case unraveled in early 2017, she had lost her job, her reputation, and her faith in law enforcement.

It's sick that Ms. Hadley's ex tried to use his clout to destroy her life.

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SharpieBass t1_jdx6m0i wrote

That is awful. Glad justice prevailed. Her ex is a sick twisted piece of shit.

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kikistiel t1_jdx70n1 wrote

Replying to drkgodess (#2,400,450)

All this over a condo dispute? And the wife went along with it? Jeez, some people are genuinely terrible. She spent 88 days in prison because her ex and his new wife wanted to keep their condo. That's awful.

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asdaaaaaaaa t1_jdx9dvn wrote

Replying to kikistiel (#2,400,670)

People get nasty over money/investments. I had a friend in jail for 12 months, he was doing a in-jail rehab program. You know which addiction was the hardest to kick there, and the one they generally had the least success in? Dealing/money, not even a drug. Apparently they got more than twice the amount of people successfully rehabbed (Well, not returning to jail) on drugs compared to dealers.

I don't know, the worst stuff I've witnessed has always been over money. It grabs certain people for whatever reason, more so than many other things.

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Shell4747 t1_jdx9tqm wrote

WHY do these news stories consistently fail to make clear whether or not, AT THE TIME OF THE CRIME, these pple are or are not employed as LEOs? This one says "former deputy marshall" in para 2 although later it becomes clear that he was a serving officer at the time. At no point does the story clarify when exactly he became a former. Just...why not make this simple information clear?

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SeaWitch1031 t1_jdxaw0n wrote

I saw this on Dateline. Glad justice has been served.

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Sitcratic t1_jdxbjq1 wrote

> Angela Diaz was charged with 10 felony counts. She pleaded guilty and was sentenced to five years in prison in October 2017.

It took the police so long to bring him to court that the wife was charged, found guilty, sentenced to 5 years, and released before his trial even started

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goodeveningyall t1_jdxd9w0 wrote

So many questions.

How did they prove the accounts were fake?

How far did these sham sexual assaults go? Essentially, this duo hired unwitting internet troglodytes to come and, believing it was consensual, actually try to rape the wife. What if one of them succeeded? Legally, where are we? She had no intent to actually have intercourse, so it's not consensual, but it was based on things she said, but while pretending to be somebody else! Would she have raped the rapist in such a scenario? Because it's rape to trick somebody into having sex with you. Double simultaneous rape?

What if she falls in love with the troglodyte?

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agoodfriendofyours t1_jdxe4in wrote

Replying to AussieJeffProbst (#2,401,096)

Yeah that’s literally how they write the episodes - whatever the most fucked up sexually violent thing that ( emphasis here ! ) happens to a real person in real life that is reported in the news, the writers room figures out a fun way it could have happened in a way that lionizes the cops and shows them as heroes. It’s the entire point of these shows, which make up at least 20% of all network TV.

Edit:

Forgot to mention that sometimes, of course, the cops need to be allowed to “bend the rules” to solve case and deliver justice. We are meant to believe their corruption is what makes it fiction.

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Icy_Comfort8161 t1_jdxfo9g wrote

Replying to kikistiel (#2,400,670)

I suspect that the condo was just the flashpoint, and that Diaz was a "cluster B" personality type (narcissist, psychopath), manipulative, exploitative, entitled, sadistic, and lacking empathy. Narcissists see other people as "things" that are relevant only insofar as they are useful to them. When a narcissist loses their their narcissistic "supply" (which can be almost anything, e.g., a spouse, girlfriend, etc.), it can cause narcissistic injury and cause the narcissist to see their ex as the enemy and cause them to want to destroy them. A disturbing strategy is to try to destroy them personally, professionally, and financially, and drive them into a pit of despair so that they kill themselves. If the narc succeeds, it makes them feel important. In their minds they think "I was so important to this person that they couldn't go on living without me." They're highly disordered people that manipulate and exploit people. It's good to see one get caught.

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CrackHeadRodeo t1_jdxisbg wrote

I hope after the perp goes to jail she gets to keep the condo.

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wasd t1_jdxnqy2 wrote

Replying to drkgodess (#2,402,239)

Not privy to the details of the case, but you can drag out court cases via continuance so long as you can show good cause. Also, Covid happened and that threw a wrench in the judicial process.

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Dolly_gale t1_jdxodzw wrote

Replying to asdaaaaaaaa (#2,401,013)

I used to live in an area famous for its legal casinos. The stories about gambling addictions are heart-breaking. It's a joke on the relationship advice subreddit that commenters quickly suggest "you should break up." But after hearing about how half a married couple can unilaterally damage both spouses' finances, I'd quickly suggest "legal divorce" if one spouse has a gambling addiction.

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CarolinaRod06 t1_jdxs3ct wrote

What a twisted demented person he is. I had read the story twice to understand it.

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jetbag513 t1_jdxzdh8 wrote

This reminds me of some story that happened quite a while ago, maybe someone can refresh my memory? Big feud amongst the bosses at some company in Connecticut, I think. There were like 3 or 4 harassing 1 woman. Sent her an actual pig's head. Ebay was involved somehow (not the pig's head). They were framing her for some serious shit too. It was a real doozy.

Anyone remember this? Maybe 3 or 4 years ago?

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tdasnowman t1_jdy2xn6 wrote

Replying to kikistiel (#2,400,670)

How far did the wife go? The article isn’t clear. Like was she actually having sex with these men? They say they staged a sexual assault I’m assuming a rape kit was processed.

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B0rf_ t1_jdy34bh wrote

Replying to Dolly_gale (#2,403,236)

I sometimes (like once or twice a month) go to the local Hard Rock (only casino around here that's not some shitty, little room) and I'll always see the same people at the same slot machines mindlessly pressing the button. It's depressing seeing them blow $1000+ then go and get another withdrawal from the ATM

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gabbers912 t1_jdy499g wrote

I RAN CROSS COUNTRY WITH MICHELLE HADLEY. She was very nice and very fast.

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wart_on_satans_dick t1_jdy7h5f wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#2,402,657)

Christy Mack (Mackinday) has a difficult read Wikipedia page:

>In August 2014, Mackinday and her boyfriend Corey Thomas were assaulted by Koppenhaver in her Las Vegas home.[13][14] Mackinday sustained eighteen broken bones, a broken nose, missing teeth, a fractured rib, a ruptured liver, and a thigh bruise so deep she was unable to walk for at least a week.[15] Mackinday says Koppenhaver also attempted to rape her, but was unable to maintain an erection.

Jesus Christ

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tuser1969 t1_jdy9ag0 wrote

Surprise, corrupt law enforcement.

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oldjack t1_jdy9f0v wrote

Replying to asdaaaaaaaa (#2,401,013)

Ehhh I'm not willing to stretch the meaning of "addiction" that far. People that do crimes to make money are not "addicted" to money. The husband and wife in this story aren't money addicts, they're just selfish/greedy/shitty people that are willing to hurt others in order to benefit themselves.

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1acid11 t1_jdy9vpk wrote

Replying to Shell4747 (#2,401,076)

They don’t wanna admit how long he was on paid vacay before being fired I’d guess . All of this and the lawsuits just keep costing tax payers money. Instead of building infrastructure and upgrading the towns and cities, tax money is just funnelled to paying police lawsuits in America .

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Zaku0083 t1_jdyh61w wrote

I thought this case sounded familiar, I heard about it on the Mr Ballen podcast

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tdasnowman t1_jdyhpnp wrote

Replying to The-good-twin (#2,407,644)

> Starting in May 2016, Diaz and his wife created multiple online accounts using his ex-girlfriend’s names and phrases associated with her, according to the indictment. They then used the accounts to communicate with men found through Craigslist “personal” ads and entice them to come to their Anaheim home to engage in a “rape fantasy” with the then-wife, according to the indictment.

I mean this could go multiple ways.

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The-good-twin t1_jdyhurm wrote

Replying to Dartser (#2,403,951)

They posted on sites like Craigslist saying come over to this address at this time and pretend to rape me and don't break character and ignore my pleases to stop. They the filed a false report saying a man showed up at the said time and place but the husband scared him off, but I don't think anyone really showed up. They tried to fake the ads being from the ex wife rather then them.

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whilst t1_jdyji7e wrote

Replying to asdaaaaaaaa (#2,401,013)

Money isn't money, it's permission to live in a different social class, which is extremely exclusive and pushes down hard on everyone around them to keep them out. Life's better, you have access to more resources, the people around you help you more, you're safer and more comfortable.

People who were born into it, or who were born with the resources, drive, and good advice to luck into it, feel like that life is just how the world works. Imagine being permanently outside the palace gates and desperate, but there's one thing you can do that lets you in.

How willing would you be to give up the only thing that gave you the life the people around you just lucked into? How willing would you be to give up dealing if it meant giving up having a nice home and physical and mental safety?

Rather than treating doing desperate things to make money as an addiction, we should be treating the problem of desperation. But we as a society are mostly unwilling to do that.

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Mississimia t1_jdyjzse wrote

Replying to Icy_Comfort8161 (#2,401,926)

I had an ex with BPD who falsified a bunch of abuse allegations against the mother of his kid to get sole custody.

He honestly thought the ends justified the means, he decided she was just a bad person and that she deserved anything bad that he could do to her.

Makes me sick and also makes me more than a little worried the cops may still show up at my door one day. Wish I had never even met him.

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patricksaurus t1_jdyo162 wrote

What in the hell… this is like the product or an overly-creative high school writing assignment. I can’t believe real adults lived their lives like this for years!

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jereman75 t1_jdypa4e wrote

Replying to Mississimia (#2,408,098)

This is a lot like my ex wife. When I met her she was recently divorced and told me about how abusive he was, raped her, etc. I didn’t pick up on the narcissism because I honestly thought her ex husband was an abusive asshole. She tried to plan some insane things to get back at him and I just thought it was because he was so terrible and had gotten away with crimes. I felt she was justified. Fortunately I never got involved with any of her schemes. Fast forward to me divorcing her years later and she starts accusing me of things I never did. Crazy things, not just exaggerations. She also probably has a BPD diagnosis but won’t admit it. I’m glad to be divorced from her but I’m still a bit fucked up from it all.

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antftwx t1_jdyrbur wrote

Did they get the idea from Law and Order SVU or was it the other way around?

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jereman75 t1_jdywoqd wrote

Replying to Mississimia (#2,409,844)

Thanks. What you described is so similar. A lot of the motivation was for custody of a child. She thought the ends justified the means no matter what she did.

I guess I commented because it may not just be money that was the motivation for that psycho. People like that have such fragile egos and such little empathy that they feel justified doing whatever they want.

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DaHolk t1_jdyy5s9 wrote

Can someone explain to me why the victim faced possible life in prison, but the two parties involved got 5 years and "a maximum of 20 years tbd" respectively?

I can't be the only one that feels like the math is weird on that. I feel like when an officer of the law knowingly, with malicious intent AND merely for monetary gain is willing to get someone to spend of their life in prison by abusing their position.... 20 years max sounds a bit weak?

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Belgand t1_jdz2195 wrote

Replying to AussieJeffProbst (#2,401,096)

That's the defining element of the Law & Order franchise. Traditionally promoted as being "ripped from the headlines". Much like Dragnet was notable for being based on true stories.

It's just the lurid fascination viewers have with something being "based on a true story". That's it.

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throwaway661375735 t1_jdzky09 wrote

Replying to Icy_Comfort8161 (#2,401,926)

Too bad they don't do psychological personality tests to join the police force. Maybe if they did the test that a certain Slavic country did, they could root out the bad actors quicker. The test, give someone acid and a gun, then watch them react under pressure.

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DID_IT_FOR_YOU t1_jdzoad2 wrote

Replying to DaHolk (#2,410,243)

Unfortunately in this case framing someone carries a lighter sentence vs hiring men to sexually assault someone.

As for why law enforcement get treated differently? Does it even need to be said?

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quitofilms t1_jdzoprp wrote

>Prosecutors and law enforcement did not say why it had taken five years to charge him.

I want to believe they were building a strong case

>Diaz had framed Hadley as part of a twisted plot to get her to walk away from a condo they had purchased together, according to federal prosecutors.

damn

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sewsewmaria t1_jdzqaxp wrote

Replying to gabbers912 (#2,405,776)

Her dad is old friends with my dad, and we used to have play dates together when we were kids. We fell out of contact but I remember when this all went down and hearing about it through my dad. It’s wild to think about this happening to her. She was super sweet to me and I’m so happy that she has gotten some justice.

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Fabulous-Ad6844 t1_jdztnl5 wrote

Replying to whilst (#2,408,013)

Totally agree. In a society with good safety nets there is less desperation, more happiness, less crime, less hostility.

I noticed this when I moved from Australia to the US. I feel the boot on my neck in the US.

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FtheMustard t1_jdzwcnn wrote

Replying to B0rf_ (#2,405,570)

The lady that used to clean my mom's house was also a blackjack dealer in a Pennsylvania casino (Parx). She told me that she would do an 8 hr shift, go home for the night, come back the next day and do another 8 hr shift with the same people at the table. She said the casino's profits were almost entirely driven by addicted gamblers.

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B0rf_ t1_je01ubx wrote

Replying to FtheMustard (#2,414,658)

Yeah it makes me pretty sad. I also worked at a liquor store and people blew money there too like no tomorrow. Like we had a dude who would hit whippits and had jaundice but felt the need to buy cheese serving boards (like the fake granite ones without actual cheese) and booze instead of food. He pulled out a wad of ones and had like 10 whippits fall out one time. Said it was his last few bucks so I refused to sell him anything and told him I would check him out if he got food.

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stein63 t1_je02i8t wrote

>Angela Diaz was charged with 10 felony counts. She pleaded guilty and was sentenced to five years in prison in October 2017.
>
>His sentencing is set for June 30. Diaz, now 44, faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.

These sentences are not inline with their crimes, they put this woman through some serious shit! And used his position as a deputy U.S. Marshal to facilitate their crimes.

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bluemitersaw t1_je052li wrote

Replying to B0rf_ (#2,405,570)

I've been to Vegas twice in my life and one moment on the casino for stood out.

My wife and I were just doing some slots for a bit and a lady behind us (who seemed like a regular) hit a jackpot. Lights and sirens were going off and a floor worker had to come over and do something to finalize it. The whole time she just sat there, hardly any reaction. The worker congratulated her and moved on. Then without skipping a beat she just went back to playing the slot machine like nothing happened.

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shampoo_mohawk_ t1_je08ndx wrote

Replying to whilst (#2,408,013)

I feel this so deep in my soul. The money-hoarding dragons protecting their piles of treasure that could buy healthcare, housing, social services, environmental protection, etc for everyone else are ruining everything.

After a person makes $100 million that should be the end of it. Like ok, you get some kind of award or trophy announcing you’ve won at life. Any wealth you’ve “made” over $100 million needs to go back to making the world better for everyone else. (I say “made” because one single person cannot make that much money alone. They obviously exploited the work or comfort of other humans in one way or another to get where they are.)

TAX THE ULTRA-WEALTHY NOW.

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ytaqebidg t1_je09lqb wrote

It must have been a really nice condo.

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JohnnyFreakingDanger t1_je0cmer wrote

Replying to tdasnowman (#2,407,744)

I’ve been trying to figure this shit out for like a week. Every report is ambiguous.

I’m fairly certain the Marshall and his new wife were into kink stuff or swingers, and she fucked the guys. I don’t think the idea woulda occurred to them otherwise.

I haven’t seen anything mentioning the Craigslist guys. I can’t imagine getting roped into this stupid bullshit.

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Bsquareyou t1_je0h927 wrote

Replying to drkgodess (#2,402,239)

It’s a lawyer tactic. Push the court date back as long as you can so people forget details, things get lost, evidence falls out of order, and in this case if it’s a trending topic or top news wait as long as you can and hope people forget. Which they did. Five plus years ago this article would be repeated endlessly by every major news outlet. Now, it’s old news.

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terminalzero t1_je0p0kr wrote

Replying to asdaaaaaaaa (#2,401,013)

> Apparently they got more than twice the amount of people successfully rehabbed (Well, not returning to jail) on drugs compared to dealers.

it doesn't help that it's really fucking hard to get hired as a convict and dealers are leaving prison with a skillset they know they can make money with

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Rooboy66 t1_je12ltd wrote

Replying to Icy_Comfort8161 (#2,401,926)

You just described my ex wife and then, 5 years later, my ex girlfriend of 3 yrs. Thankfully (and surprisingly) after a truckload of therapy, I am now with a wonderful, warm and generous person.

Btw I have two psych degrees (so shit can happen to anyone, regardless of how insulated from pathology one might feel because of relevant education)

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officeDrone87 t1_je1b23a wrote

Replying to dgard1 (#2,405,712)

I can't watch it, did they drag the executives who ordered this shit through the mud? It's sickening that they were allowed to order their peons to do all this and faced ZERO legal repercussions.

Steve Wymer is the head of the silicon Valley Boys&Girls Clubs of America. Disgusting that a piece of shit like him would be in a position to take advantage of young people

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anormalgeek t1_je1dhop wrote

Replying to GeekFurious (#2,413,238)

Rape is a horrible, despicable act that can leave people with permanent emotional and physical scars. It destroys lives.

Being falsely accused of rape will leave you permanent emotional scars and destroys lives.

They aren't the same thing, but in both cases you have clear intent to harm someone else in a way that you know will destroy their life. A rape charge shouldn't be lessened, but the others should be worse. "20 years max" is weak. 5 years for the wife is pathetic too.

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DazedinDenver t1_je1ebpb wrote

"Hadley accepted a settlement from the city of Anaheim in April 2021. The amount was not disclosed." Hopefully it was a hefty sum.

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DID_IT_FOR_YOU t1_je1pqze wrote

Replying to georgianarannoch (#2,416,463)

It wasn’t rape as it was consensual (they were the ones who invited the men and allowed them in). Notice how the article never mentions the “rapist” being arrested, they definitely did everything they could to make sure the police never caught the guy involved so that the police wouldn’t have his testimony exposing them.

What they did was LIE, make a false report, frame and defame the woman.

There was no rape just tons of deceit to ruin someone.

We have no idea of what actually went on. For all we know the guy off Craigslist double checked with them first and made sure they wanted a hoax rape before “starting.” Everything we know about the incident came from known and convicted liars.

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No_Cartographer_5212 t1_je1rsvc wrote

What's fantasy rape? Like you fantasies and rape a woman! There was a survey whereas 65% of women fantasied of being force into sex. Which is different from rape I guess.

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SardScroll t1_je23r6y wrote

Replying to cas-fortuit (#2,408,736)

Could be that the ex wife took a plea at the earliest possible point (like at arraignment), which would have shaved months if not years off.

The amount of time between arraginment and trials starting can be staggering.

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cas-fortuit t1_je2eou1 wrote

Replying to SardScroll (#2,428,440)

She did take a plea. That’s in the article and my comment. But the moment she took a plea (if not sooner), they should have had probable cause to arrest him, and yet they waited 3.5 years to make an arrest. Why? There would be zero reason to wait to simply make an arrest unless she was claiming he wasn’t involved or something, which seems crazy.

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TheYumYums t1_je2fbc1 wrote

Someone help me understand this… the cop marries someone a few months after his former relationship ends… and to tarnish her and ruin her… they hire men online to fuck his wife to frame his ex? Am I understanding that correctly?

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SardScroll t1_je2h1bt wrote

Replying to cas-fortuit (#2,430,344)

That's my point. You (at least seem to be) conflating arrest and start of trial, or the real start of trial; technically arraignment, where they ask "how do you plea", has to be done within 48 hours or they can't hold you, but the point is the next bit of trial can be months or years after arraignment, which is messed up but here we are.

Though I did say I phrased my comment badly, a left over of an earlier draft.

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cas-fortuit t1_je2hm9r wrote

Replying to SardScroll (#2,430,781)

I’m not conflating anything. Of course trial can take months, if not years. That has nothing to do with my comment.

According to the article, this is the timeline:

  • ex wife Angela pleads guilty and is sentenced in October 2017.
  • POS Ian Diaz is arrested in May 2021.

Why did they wait 3.5 years to arrest him after the ex wife was sentenced?

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Julen_23 t1_je2mwwu wrote

Dang she spent 3 months in jail, lost all professional credibility and her life over Condo? Dangggg her Karma is trending upwards now!

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Stormthorn67 t1_je2nj0y wrote

Replying to Gloomy-Research-7774 (#2,425,982)

So Cop and Wife really hate Ex. They set up a sex Craigslist ad that goes like "I, Wife, am horny for rape play. Please come to my home and fuck me. Don't worry if I say no."

And then after the guy comes over they they call other cops and go like "We didn't set this Craiglist page up. It was Ex who did it trying to trick men into rape with Wife. Look the email account is 'IamreallyEx@notasetup.cop'" and so they arrested Ex. Then they found out that Ex didn't set up the account and it was just Cop and Wife trying to make her look evil.

Cop was a cop so the cops didn't want to cop him but now finally they have.

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Has_hog t1_je3avub wrote

Replying to Stormthorn67 (#2,432,004)

Also, the cops (DA, a type of cop) were so busy being cops it took them 5 years to charge this guy. Which makes sense because cops are busy and typically don’t like pressing charges against cops. Luckily the ex had hired a really annoying and committed lawyer who wouldn’t stop pestering them about this whole fake rape story thing so they decided to do their jobs.

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juddsdoit t1_je3uoxv wrote

Replying to whilst (#2,408,013)

I thought what you wrote was very insightful. But I do think that gambling addiction like any addiction is more about numbing out at some point than money. But I also am not an expert.

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dgard1 t1_je5wyct wrote

Replying to officeDrone87 (#2,423,543)

And to answer your question they did go into what the execs did - including the internal emails they sent saying how they wanted to take them down - and questioned the prosecutor why they were not charged. They definitly didn't come out looking good. I would hope that this gets more attention now and they suffer consequences

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