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🌱 Patch AM: How is an Oakton resident tied to an alleged cartel scheme?

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  • How is an Oakton resident tied to an alleged cartel scheme?

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šŸ“° News we're reading

• Ex-DEA agent offered to launder money for Mexican cartel, charged (statenews.net) — A former high-ranking DEA official who lives in Oakton is charged with conspiring to launder millions of dollars and help obtain weapons for an alleged Mexican cartel, following a federal sting operation. Prosecutors say he and an associate converted funds to cryptocurrency and discussed military-grade arms, while both men have pleaded not guilty and remain detained without bail.
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