Murder-for-hire probe expanded

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Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Murder-for-hire probe expanded

BY ADAM LINHARDT Citizen Staff
alinhardt@keysnews.com

Federal agents are taking a closer look at the tenure of a former Coast Guard Station Islamorada commanding officer at the center of a murder-for-hire investigation.

Dennis Zecca, 51, a retired chief warrant officer and part-owner of Marathon Marina Boatyard, was arrested Dec. 21 on one count of murder-for-hire after he allegedly hired an undercover federal informant to k...

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Great

Submitted on Thu, 01/10/2013 - 2:48pm by Not bubba

Lobbied for port of entry, held fundraiser from Rick Ramsay, donated maximum amount to Rick and Dick Ramsay's campaigns. Keynoter story said his wife called Dick Ramsay immediately after his arrest. Dick says I don't know why. Why would Dick Ramsay volunteer that information to the press. Maybe he wants to explain why she call him to the Feds thank god it's a federal investigation. .

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Coastie in trouble

Submitted on Wed, 01/09/2013 - 10:45am by mango

How do you think he afforded his "investments", its called square grouper as well as that white powder while serving under the guise of a "good guy"

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Drug Money?

Submitted on Wed, 01/09/2013 - 5:03am by Bonefish

How do you get that kind of money? The old fashion way with drug money but let's not forget he use to work at Cay Club another scam, how soon we forget; remember Cay Club? The part about Schmitt not knowing why a hit was put on him seems hard to swallow as well, this story has more bends than the Mississippi river.