Former DEA Agent Charged With Laundering Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars For Jalisco Cartel

A former Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) agent has been charged with agreeing to launder hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Jalisco Cartel, according to a new report.

Paul Campo worked for the DEA for more than two decades, eventually becoming the deputy chief of the Office of Financial Operations, The New York Times noted.

Campo laundered $750,000 for the cartel and agreed to lander some $12 million, according to an indictment unsealed in Manhattan. He also provided payment for some 220 kilos of cocaine.

Campo has been charged with narco-terrorism conspiracy, conspiracy to distribute narcotics, conspiracy to provide material support to a terrorist organization and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

Another man, Robert Sensi, has been charged after being identified as an associate of Campo.