Ex DEA official under Obama in drug smuggling conspiracy. I'd bet they aren't the only ones from past administrations doing this.
Paul Campo, who was a DEA agent for nearly 25 years, and his associate Robert Sensi, are accused in a new indictment unsealed Friday of converting cash into cryptocurrency to buy 220 kilograms of cocaine, worth $5 million, and launder $750,000 in proceeds from drug sales for the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, or CJNG. The State Department designated CJNG as a foreign terrorist organization earlier this year.
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Authorities allege he and Sensi met with a confidential source working at the direction of US law enforcement posing as a member of the cartel. During a meeting in March at a restaurant in New York, according to the indictment, the men discussed how to move money from the US to Mexico, including by investing in real estate and smuggling cash in bulk.
Campo allegedly told the government source that he had other projects where he helped clients “get their money back,” according to the indictment. Campo allegedly flashed his DEA badge to the confidential source in the meeting, telling him he retired from the DEA years ago.
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Prosecutors allege Campo and others agreed at a meeting in Tampa, Florida, in March to launder up to $12 million in drug trafficking proceeds. They agreed to start small with an initial transaction of $200,000, according to the indictment. After the first drop in Charlotte, North Carolina, the confidential source said to Sensi, “Welcome to the ******* cartel,” according to the indictment.
By October, authorities allege, the confidential source approached the men about participating in a drug deal. He directed Sensi to send over $200,000 in cryptocurrency to the seller for 220 kilograms of cocaine. The government-directed confidential source said he would sell the drugs for $5 million and give Campo and Sensi a 30% cut.
Campo and others sent more than $200,000 in cryptocurrency to a wallet they believed was controlled by the seller, but was really controlled by the Internal Revenue Service. The confidential source confirmed receipt, according to the indictment, and sent an encrypted message to Campo and Sensi saying, “Wow brothers!! Taking possession of the product NOW!!!.”
Paul Campo, who was a DEA agent for nearly 25 years, and his associate Robert Sensi, are accused in a new indictment unsealed Friday of converting cash into cryptocurrency to buy 220 kilograms of cocaine, worth $5 million, and launder $750,000 in proceeds from drug sales for the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, or CJNG. The State Department designated CJNG as a foreign terrorist organization earlier this year.
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Authorities allege he and Sensi met with a confidential source working at the direction of US law enforcement posing as a member of the cartel. During a meeting in March at a restaurant in New York, according to the indictment, the men discussed how to move money from the US to Mexico, including by investing in real estate and smuggling cash in bulk.
Campo allegedly told the government source that he had other projects where he helped clients “get their money back,” according to the indictment. Campo allegedly flashed his DEA badge to the confidential source in the meeting, telling him he retired from the DEA years ago.
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Prosecutors allege Campo and others agreed at a meeting in Tampa, Florida, in March to launder up to $12 million in drug trafficking proceeds. They agreed to start small with an initial transaction of $200,000, according to the indictment. After the first drop in Charlotte, North Carolina, the confidential source said to Sensi, “Welcome to the ******* cartel,” according to the indictment.
By October, authorities allege, the confidential source approached the men about participating in a drug deal. He directed Sensi to send over $200,000 in cryptocurrency to the seller for 220 kilograms of cocaine. The government-directed confidential source said he would sell the drugs for $5 million and give Campo and Sensi a 30% cut.
Campo and others sent more than $200,000 in cryptocurrency to a wallet they believed was controlled by the seller, but was really controlled by the Internal Revenue Service. The confidential source confirmed receipt, according to the indictment, and sent an encrypted message to Campo and Sensi saying, “Wow brothers!! Taking possession of the product NOW!!!.”
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