Murder-for-hire plot thwarted

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Thursday, December 27, 2012

Murder-for-hire plot thwarted

Ex-Coast Guard officer arrested in cocaine-fueled scheme

BY ADAM LINHARDT Citizen Staff
alinhardt@keysnews.com

A prominent Marathon marina owner and retired Coast Guard Station Islamorada commanding officer has been arrested on murder-for-hire and drug-trafficking charges, according to federal court documents.

FBI investigators allege that Dennis Zecca, co-owner of Marathon Marina and Boatyard on 11th Street, agreed to pay an undercover Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) informant $20,...

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Boar's Head

Submitted on Thu, 12/27/2012 - 2:11pm by Jo Mama

The coconut telegraph is buzzing with tales of intrigue, mafia connections, real estate wars, political wrangling and egos the size of Jupiter. This spider web will surely be interesting to watch unravel.

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And the rest of the story

Submitted on Thu, 12/27/2012 - 9:41am by Bonefish

There is more to this story; what does Ramsay know? What was the reason for wanting Schmitt dead? Zecca was with Cay Club as I recall before the Marina ownership. (Cocain!!!!) This story is only part way out of the can and we have a right to know just what is going on in our community. As Dennis use to say "We can not make this stuff up".