Prosecutors: Colonel to plead guilty in drug case

(New York-AP) -- An Army colonel who'd commanded the military's anti-drug operation in Colombia has been connected to a scandal<br>involving his wife.<br><br>Prosecutors say James Hiett knew his

Monday, April 3rd 2000, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

(New York-AP) -- An Army colonel who'd commanded the military's anti-drug operation in Colombia has been connected to a scandal
involving his wife.

Prosecutors say James Hiett knew his wife -- who has admitted dealing drugs -- was involved in money laundering but failed to
turn her in. They say he'll plead guilty to ignoring a felony, a charge that carries up to three years in prison.

Hiett's wife had said she purposely kept her husband in the dark. She pleaded guilty to drug conspiracy charges in January, saying she shipped packages of drugs to New York. She also admitted traveling to New York to collect money to take back to Colombia.