Former DEA Deputy Chief of Financial Operations Paul Campo Charged with Narco Terrorism Conspiracy in CJNG Crypto Laundering Scheme

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A former longtime Drug Enforcement Administration agent who rose to help oversee the agency’s financial operations has been charged with agreeing to launder millions of dollars in narcotics proceeds for a Mexican drug cartel, according to an indictment unsealed on Friday in Federal District Court in Manhattan.

The former agent, Paul Campo, worked for the DEA for about 25 years, the indictment said, first as a DEA Special Agent in New York and eventually rising to become a high-level official — the Deputy Chief of the Office of Financial Operations. He retired in January 2016 and now runs a private consulting business, according to the indictment.

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