Coming from the South Bronx, we had some reservations about the cop on the beat, even if he was your uncle, but when I became a federal prosecutor in Manhattan, I worked with the most dedicated public servants in law enforcement.

Michael “Scotty” Gray was from DEA, and a former Marine who sought to fight in every military action he could after ‘Nam from 1974 when I first met him until he was rebuffed when he sought to serve in the second Iraq war.

A young prosecutor learns from the best agents.

Scotty was one of those loyal agents and, after all, a Marine’s motto is “semper fi.” Continue reading →