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Saturday, September 28
DEA agent to go to prison for conspiring with drug cartel
José Irizarry , an agent US counternarcotics, was for a time an exemplary employee. However, one day she began to use her position to have a life of luxury with parties on yachts, jewelry and expensive cars.
The man was sentenced to pass 12 years behind bars , accused of criminal association to launder money with a drug cartel
of Colombian origin.
Training to commit a crime
What did he say in his defense? The anti-narcotics agent assured that his former colleagues in the United States Drug Control Administration promoted a culture of corruption , which removed his fears of the sanctions that would imply breaking the law.
“When my client joined the DEA was trained in how to be corrupt . He was trained to break the law, “said María Domínguez, the agent’s attorney.
# United States 🇺🇸 Jose Irizarry, DEA agent, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for criminal association with a Colombian cartel to launder money.
José Irizarry acknowledged his crimes, blaming former colleagues for promoting a culture of corruption within the organization. pic.twitter.com/4Clco1OUPo– AquelarreNews (@aquelarre_news) December 10, 2021
The district judge Charlene Honeywell handed down the sentence and assured that other agents seduced by “the attractive easy money ” should run with the fate of Irizarry and also be judged.
“This has to end. You had to be discovered, but for this court it is evident that there are more people. ”
Charlene Honeywell.
In the case, so far, the agent, his wife and A Colombian customs worker have been the only accused.
Anne Milgram, the new administrator of the DEA, gave the order that a external review of the agency’s operations abroad . Irizarry’s hearing occurs four months after Chad Scott , a former DEA agent, received a sentence of more than 12 years in prison for falsifying government records, perjury and stealing money from suspects.
With information from The Associated Press.
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