Former DEA top official accused of laundering cartel money

The Murky, CIA-Linked Past of Robert Sensi, Charged Alongside the Former DEA Official for Money Laundering

"Socalj" for Borderland BeatPaul Campo, 61, of Oakton, Virginia, who retired from the DEA in 2016 after a 25-year career, and Robert Sensi, 75, of Boca Raton, Florida, were caught in sting involving a DEA informant who posed as a member of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, prosecutors said.Campo and Sensi appeared last week before a judge in New York, who ordered them detained without bail. Their lawyers entered not guilty pleas on their behalf…

Former DEA top official accused of laundering cartel money

Federal agents recently raided the home of Paul Campo. Campo is no street criminal; a former high-ranking Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) official, once responsible for overseeing financial investigations under former President Obama, he reportedly laundered millions for Mexico’s CJNG cartel, designated this year as a foreign “terrorist” organization. According to prosecutors, Campo converted cash into digital assets for the cartel and agr…