Ex-DEA agent who lived lavishly, conspired with cartel is …
Dec 10, 2021 · — A once-standout U.S. narcotics agent who used his badge to build a lavish lifestyle of expensive cars, parties on yachts and Tiffany jewels was sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison...
Former DEA Agent Sentenced for Extortion, Money Laundering …
Oct 19, 2015 · A former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent was sentenced today to 78 months in prison for extortion, money laundering and obstruction of justice, which crimes he committed while working as an undercover agent investigating Silk Road, an online marketplace used to facilitate the sale and purchase of illegal drugs and other contraband.
Disgraced DEA agent sentenced to 13 years in corruption case
Aug 12, 2021 · NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A prolific narcotics agent known as the “white devil” among drug traffickers was sentenced Thursday to more than 13 years behind bars for stealing money from suspects, falsifying government records and committing perjury during a federal trial.
Veteran DEA agent sentenced to 3 years for bribing former …
May 14, 2024 · A former U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration supervisor has been sentenced to three years in prison for bribing a longtime colleague to leak DEA intelligence to Miami defense lawyers seeking to profit off the timing of indictments and other investigative information.
Former High-Ranking DEA Special Agent And Current DEA Agent …
Nov 9, 2023 · Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced yesterday that JOHN COSTANZO JR., a Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) Special Agent currently on leave, and MANUEL RECIO, a former DEA Assistant Special Agent in Charge, were convicted of conspiracy to bribe a public official, conspiracy to ...
Current And Former DEA Agents Indicted For Bribery Scheme
May 20, 2022 · COSTANZO and RECIO were arrested today and presented before Magistrate Judge Barbara Moses. The case has been assigned to U.S. District Judge J. Paul Oetken. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: “The conduct alleged in the indictment violates the core duty of law enforcement officers to protect and serve the public, rather than to use their ...
Jury convicts former DEA agent of obstruction but fails to reach ...
Apr 13, 2024 · A federal jury has convicted a former U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent of obstruction of justice and lying to federal agents.
Former Florida DEA agent arrested in FBI drug investigation
Mar 14, 2023 · On Tuesday, officials announced that 37-year-old former DEA agent and Nassau County Sheriff’s Sergeant, James Hickox was charged with possession with intent to distribute controlled...
FBI arrests DEA agents from Jacksonville and Callahan in drug cases
Mar 14, 2023 · Two law enforcement officers who worked on a Drug Enforcement Administration Task Force have been arrested in an extensive investigation involving multiple agencies. One was a DEA Co-Investigator...
DEA's most corrupt agent details parties, sex amid 'unwinnable' …
Nov 14, 2022 · Jose Irizarry, a once-standout DEA agent sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison for conspiring to launder money with a Colombian cartel, speaks during an interview the night before going to a federal detention center, …