Lawyer says Patriots lineman served as an informant
Published 11:48 am Wednesday, June 4, 2008
BOSTON — An attorney says New England Patriots lineman Nicholas Kaczur was arrested on drug charges, then helped federal authorities in a sting operation that led to the indictment of an alleged supplier.
Kaczur was arrested in New York in April on a misdemeanor charge of illegal possession of oxycodone.
The alleged dealer, Daniel Ekasala, was arrested last month and faces arraignment Wednesday. Court documents show an unnamed cooperating witness wore a hidden recording device during three drug transactions with Ekasala.
On Wednesday, Ekasala’s lawyer, Bernard Grossberg, identified the cooperating witness as Kaczur.
The Boston Globe reported Kaczur denied knowledge of the investigation.
