US EditionLongtime DEA informant charged in alleged scheme to extort high-level cocaine traffickers
- Jorge Hernández was arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud regarding extortion efforts targeting cocaine traffickers from Colombia and the Dominican Republic.
- Hernández allegedly pretended to be a paralegal to extort drug traffickers, according to a 17-page FBI affidavit.
- The DEA ended Hernández's cooperation agreement in 2008 after he threatened informants for money to stay silent.
- Hernández is currently on probation for a federal conviction of conspiracy to commit money laundering, which ends in May 2027.
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Longtime DEA informant charged in alleged scheme to extort high-level cocaine traffickers
A drug informant who helped the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration build some of its biggest cases has been arrested and charged with scheming to extort major cocaine traffickers facing extradition from Colombia and the Dominican Republic.
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An informant who helped the U.S. Drug Control Administration (DEA) gather evidence in some of its most important cases was formally arrested and charged with drawing up plans to extort extortion from major cocaine traffickers facing extradition proceedings from Colombia and the Dominican Republic.
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