Interesting, this looks like it came out of the OIG investigation that I discussed a few months ago. It looks like this is the first of many arrests to come as they talk about a lot of co-conspirators including the cartels!
#ButNothingsHappening
That OIG report found that DEA was illegally hiding covert money laundering operations from the Attorney General & Congress. That they DEA was protecting some cartels, banks, & people from prosecution while investigating others.
The OIG investigation only covered 3 fiscal years, but Irizarry & his wife plead guilty to 19 charges in a scheme lasting 7 years. They were using DEA undercover stings against money laundering, to launder their own money & take pay offs from targets to not investigate them.
It makes it pretty clear that Irizarry was not working alone, and the OIG investigation identified the same problems in a wide range of DEA offices running similar investigations.
Irizarry was involved in a personal bankruptcy case for the entiretly of his 7 year involvement in these crimes. He became involved in his scheme soon after he filed for bankruptcy, I wonder if he started on his own or was targeted & flipped because of his bankruptcy....
There also appears to be an investigation into accountants that DEA contracted to oversea these undercover money laundering programs. The numbers don't add up & DOJ OIG made certain that they couldn't vouch for any of the numbers...
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