https://www.aol.com/article/news/2020/02/22/dea-agent-accused-of-conspiring-with-cartel/23932743/
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Current Events
MrMargoChanning — 6 years ago(February 22, 2020 04:35 PM)
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2020/02/22/dea-agent-accused-of-conspiring-with-cartel/23932743/
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unex — 6 years ago(February 22, 2020 05:20 PM)
A once-standout U.S. federal narcotics agent known for spending lavishly on luxury cars and Tiffany jewelry has been arrested on charges of conspiring to launder money with the same Colombian drug cartel he was supposed to be fighting…
When The Associated Press revealed the scale of Irizarry’s alleged wrongdoing last year, it sent shockwaves through the DEA, where his ostentatious habits and tales of raucous yacht parties with bikini-clad prostitutes were legendary among agents
But prior to being exposed, Irizarry had been a model agent, winning awards and praise from his supervisors. After joining the DEA in Miami 2009, he was entrusted with an undercover money laundering operation using front companies, shell bank accounts and couriers. Irizarry resigned in January 2018 after being reassigned to Washington when his boss in Colombia became suspicious.
Proceeds from the alleged scheme funded a veritable spending spree. It included the purchase of a $30,000 Tiffany diamond ring, a BMW, three Land Rovers and a $767,000 home in Cartagena as well as homes in south Florida and Puerto Rico, where the couple has been living.
It also funded the purchase in Miami of a 2017 Lamborghini Huracan Spyder on behalf of a family member of co-conspirator 2.
It seems like the DEA should have caught this guy much sooner.