Kenneth Eurell (born November 1960) is a former

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police officer and associate of the Adam Diaz drug organization, was arrested in May of 1992 for running a drug ring out of Suffolk County,

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. The charges were upgraded to

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in the

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. Eurell cooperated with federal authorities in the arrests of his former partner

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and drug associates. He is a subject of the 2014 documentary film ''

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'' directed by Tiller Russell and produced by

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Early life

Eurell was born in

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. He moved to Rosedale in

with his parents at the age of 3. He attended St. Clare's Elementary Catholic school grades 1 through 8. Grades 9 through 12 he attended St. Agnes High in the town of Rockville Centre, located in

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Career

Eurell appears as himself in the documentary ''

'', which was purchased by

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and produced by John Lesher and

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. Eurell,

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and

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co-authored the true crime novel ''Betrayal In Blue: The Shocking Memoir Of The Scandal That Rocked The NYPD'' published by Wild Blue Press.

Recent career

Eurell has been featured on many podcasts, periodicals, radio and television programs. Eurell has a YouTube channel where he discusses police corruption.

References

Sources

Interview on the Mike Calta show from 102.5 Tampa Bay The BoneInterview on The Artie Lange Show w/ Ken EurellInterview Wrong Reel w/ Ken EurellInterview Death, Sex & Money w/ Ken EurellSpectrum Culture article on EurellDeadLine article on EurellNY Daily News interview w/ Dowd & EurellVariety article on EurellEyeforfilm.com article on Eurell
{{DEFAULTSORT:Eurell, Ken 1960 births Living people New York City Police Department officers People from Rosedale, Queens American police officers convicted of crimes