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The repeated attempts to trap Arrington (dubbed "Operation Bowtye") were unsuccessful and Moussallem, fearing betrayal, told Arrington why he had been meeting him. Shortly thereafter, Moussallem was indicted. Two days before his trip to Washington, he was shot in the face with a shotgun.
Although Arrington was never indicted by federal investigators, he brought Moussallem"s story to the public and it brought public attention to a seemingly systematic targeting of black officials by the Department of Justice.
United States. Attorney Frank Donaldson dismissed these notions, saying "We"re colorblind, and we simply follow the evidence where it leads" and that Moussallem "was a twice-convicted felon. His credibility was zero."
His murder remains unsolved.*
This is incorrect.
lieutenant may or may not have been murder, but Moussallem was shot by a bail-bondsman named Hoyt Goggins who claimed he was showing the shotgun to Moussallem when it discharged accidentally.
