FBI locates stolen 750K Ferrari. Agent wrecks it taking it on "short ride". govt won't pay up

[Liberal_in_LA]

US won't pay for Ferrari wrecked by FBI agent


An FBI agent assigned to move a rare Ferrari wrecked it during a short drive in Kentucky, and its owner is now suing the U.S. Justice Department, which has refused to pay $750,000 for the car.

The Justice Department recently responded to the lawsuit by saying it's not liable for certain goods when they're in the hands of law enforcement. The government also has refused to release most documents related to the crash.

The Ferrari F50 was stolen in 2003 from a dealer in Rosemont, Pa., and discovered five years later. The FBI kept it in Lexington, Ky., as part of an ongoing criminal investigation.

FBI agent Fred Kingston was to move the Ferrari from a garage in May 2009. Assistant U.S. Attorney J. Hamilton Thompson said Kingston invited him on a "short ride."

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The government has been secretive, saying most records are exempt. It only released Thompson's email.


Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/05/20/national/a124211D32.DTL#ixzz1N6OsSwlw

[Turbineguy]

1. Send this to the GOP

They'll disband the FBI just to save the 750 grand.

[lame54]

2. The GOP needs the FBI...

read this
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1152986

[Ikonoklast]

3. The Gov't won't pay the insurer, who took the loss.

Bet the judge will see that differently.

An F50 is not a car for an amateur to be driving; it is actually a street-legal version of a full race vehicle.

[Fumesucker]

4. The story makes it pretty clear the agent was incompetent to drive the vehicle..

Very high power to weight ratio and a peaky engine makes for an explosive ride, he lost control in just a few moments.

If he had waited to get it straight and in a higher gear before he mashed the loud pedal it wouldn't have happened like that, they'd be dead instead because he'd have lost control at a lot higher speed.

He's lucky to be alive.

[Liberal_in_LA]

5. Pic of one. omg. I would not even consider driving such a car.

[Fumesucker]

7. I'd try on an open race course with safety precautions..

On the street?

:scared:

[Sal Minella]

8. Imagine how few "transformer" moves are required

to make this a stupendously awe-inspiring creature!

[PCIntern]

6. Stolen from the dealer whom I pass most days

whilst I covet their cars...