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Feds to seize fraternity
Decision comes after police discovered drug trafficking ring at Vermont's oldest fraternity
Danielle Diarbakerly Senior Staff Writer
Issue date: 10/30/07 Section: News
U.S. Marshalls might seize Lambda Iota fraternity's house on Pearl Street for large scale trafficking of cocaine, according to a Press Release from the United States Attorney's office released Friday morning.
The release stated Members of Lambda Iota were selling cocaine out of their house to other members of Lambda Iota, members of their Board of Governors and others.
The members of Lambda Iota sold thousands of dollars of cocaine during the period between September 2006 and April 2007 according to Affidavit completed Friday by Burlington Police Department Detective Andrew Frisbie.
The house, which was left to Lambda Iota Society by Arthur Hill several years after his death, was considered to be used for felony acts, according to the affidavit.
On Friday, the government announced they will seize the house as part on an on going investigation, said Deputy Chief Michael Shirling.
On April 27, 2007, the Burlington Police Department executed a search warrant and arrested Issac Goldman, who at the time was a freshman at UVM and Lambda's former President Chris Duncan, ac¬cording the affidavit.
Jay Taylor, chairman of the Student Action Committee said he remembered seeing a lot of police outside the house in the spring.
When Goldman was arrested, police seized "five cell phones, a digital scale, a snorting device, baggies and marijuana paraphernalia," according to the affidavit. They also found $900 in Duncan's room, according to the affidavit.
They also searched the residence of Bent Cardan, also know as "B," who lived on South Willard Street in a house owned by a member of the Lambda Iota Board of Governors, known as "headquarters," who was also arrested, according to the Affidavit.
Cardan was the main supplier to Duncan and Goldman, according to the Affidavit.
He also sold cocaine to Rob Mayo, who was hired as the house manager of Lambda Iota, was one of cocaine according the Affadivit.
According to the Affadavit, Duncan told police after his arrest that he believe Cardan was Rob Mayo's source of cocaine he also said that "the whole brotherhood knew" Mayo was selling cocaine.
The release stated Members of Lambda Iota were selling cocaine out of their house to other members of Lambda Iota, members of their Board of Governors and others.
The members of Lambda Iota sold thousands of dollars of cocaine during the period between September 2006 and April 2007 according to Affidavit completed Friday by Burlington Police Department Detective Andrew Frisbie.
The house, which was left to Lambda Iota Society by Arthur Hill several years after his death, was considered to be used for felony acts, according to the affidavit.
On Friday, the government announced they will seize the house as part on an on going investigation, said Deputy Chief Michael Shirling.
On April 27, 2007, the Burlington Police Department executed a search warrant and arrested Issac Goldman, who at the time was a freshman at UVM and Lambda's former President Chris Duncan, ac¬cording the affidavit.
Jay Taylor, chairman of the Student Action Committee said he remembered seeing a lot of police outside the house in the spring.
When Goldman was arrested, police seized "five cell phones, a digital scale, a snorting device, baggies and marijuana paraphernalia," according to the affidavit. They also found $900 in Duncan's room, according to the affidavit.
They also searched the residence of Bent Cardan, also know as "B," who lived on South Willard Street in a house owned by a member of the Lambda Iota Board of Governors, known as "headquarters," who was also arrested, according to the Affidavit.
Cardan was the main supplier to Duncan and Goldman, according to the Affidavit.
He also sold cocaine to Rob Mayo, who was hired as the house manager of Lambda Iota, was one of cocaine according the Affadivit.
According to the Affadavit, Duncan told police after his arrest that he believe Cardan was Rob Mayo's source of cocaine he also said that "the whole brotherhood knew" Mayo was selling cocaine.
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