I, Arthur Dexter Bradley
Testimony given to police March 1978(two years after the trial):
I got into the cocaine business in '61 following in my brother's footsteps. I made thousands of money selling coke in local clubs and bars in Florida for years. I had my run-ins with the occasional thugs trying to steal an ounce or two and decided it would be in my best interest if I found some "protection". I bought a gun at a local gun shop and used it mainly to intimidate people into giving me the money they owed.
In '65, I became partners with Alfred Bello, a major dealer at the time who had some large Columbian connections. He promised I could get twice the money for my rocks if I sold with him up North. Business had slowed over the past year and I figured it couldn't hurt to move. In November of that year, I hauled myself, all my possessions, and my business to New Jersey.
In the first few months, I raked in more cash than I every dreamed possible. Bello, however, was never......
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