A former Drug Enforcement Administration agent, who at one time helped oversee the agency’s financial operations, is facing federal charges of allegedly agreeing to launder millions of dollars for the Mexican Jalisco New Generation Cartel, along with other offenses, according to an indictment unsealed on Friday by the Federal District Court in Manhattan.
The retired agent, Paul Campo, is accused of laundering about $750,000 for the cartel by converting cash into cryptocurrency and agreeing to launder even more money, a total of $12 million, reports The New York Times.
The indictment also alleges that Campo, who worked for the DEA for about 25 years, provided payment for about 220 kilograms of cocaine, with the understanding that the drugs were imported into the United States.
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