Sea of Greed by Judge Douglas McCullough and Les Pendleton Acquired by Deer Hawk Publishing
Judge Douglas McCullough’s autobiography, Sea of Greed, based on the true story behind the arrest of Manuel Noriega and the invasion of Panama pursuant to Operation Just Cause, has been acquired by Deer Hawk Publishing.
McCullough, a former U.S. Attorney, prosecuted a sophisticated group of drug smugglers and money-launderers that had successfully gained access into Texas, North Carolina, Louisiana, Kentucky and Michigan, amassing over $50,000,000 which was placed in Panamanian banks with Noriega’s assistance. The investigation and apprehension of these smugglers eventually led to the exposure of Noriega as a drug lord and money launderer despite the fact that on occasion he provided intelligence to the CIA and DEA and received an award from President Reagan. A conspiracy that spanned this hemisphere, stretching from Colombia to the Grand Caymans, Jamaica and the United States, involved were local politicians, businessmen, celebrities and entertainment agents as well as Noriega and members of Colombian drug cartels. This is the only occasion where a head of state has been prosecuted in a federal court like any other criminal.
Judge Douglas McCullough sits on the North Carolina Court of Appeals. Following service in the U.S. Marine Corps, McCullough was a federal prosecutor in Philadelphia before becoming Counsel to the Senate Ethics Committee in Washington. He returned to his home state, North Carolina, in 1981 and became the senior Assistant United States Attorney where he served until 1996. After 4 years in private practice he won his first election to the court and was re-elected in 2010.
Stephen Kalish, the mastermind of the whole operation, has done his time and become a successful businessman in California. He has graciously agreed to an endorsement for the book.
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