A federal court in Florida formally accused the asset laundering judges of the once brilliant DEA agent José Ismael Irizarry and his wife, Colombian Nathalia Gómez.
In the document, revealed by TIME in scoop, it is ensured that the ex-agent of the DEA profited from funds from a network of smuggling and drug trafficking.
In addition, he acquired luxurious goods, including a diamond from the exclusive Tiffany jewelry, valued at $ 30,000, and several luxury cars, including a Lamborghini Hurricane.
THE TIME consulted with federal sources, who assured that the serial ZHWUR1ZF7HLA05916 of the vehicle that appears in the accusation coincides with that of Jenny Ambuila, daughter of a former corrupt official of the Dian who ended up behind bars for the photos that the woman uploaded in networks . The car cost 329,000 dollars, one billion pesos.
And there is another coincidence.
In the indictment or accusation it is said that the agent acted in a coordinated manner with two accomplices. One of them, the godfather of his children, and another, a former Colombian public official.
Although Colombian authorities have not ruled, EL TIEMPO established that police officers know the communicating threads between both cases.(Also read: The luxuries of the exagent DEA star accused of money laundering)
The other luxuries
But the luxuries Irizarry gave himself with the money he obtained illegally go beyond.
That is why he was captured midweek, along with his Colombian wife.
He bought jewelry, cars and even property. “Their money movements ranged from 5,000 to 400,000 dollars,” says the indictment.
In fact, as soon as he declared bankruptcy, BMW X5 was bought in Miami, valued at more than $ 65,000.
In addition, he acquired a house in Cartagena for about $ 767,000.
There is also evidence that it helped bleach at least one million euros to a mafia network in the Netherlands.
(Also read: The evidence that the Prosecutor’s Office uncovered against the Ambuila Chará family)
The Florida court will now set the date of the trial: “Being a federal agent can face up to 40 years in jail,” said a senior official in Miami.
It is now expected that, in search of a rebate, he will reveal the names of his accomplices and other purchases through his firm Irizarry-Gómez, opened in Miramar, Florida.
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