Crime

Ex-DEA spokesman posed as covert CIA agent in $4M fraud scheme

By Caitlin Yilek
Published June 11, 2020 5:32pm ET
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Ex-DEA spokesman posed as covert CIA agent in $4M fraud scheme
A former spokesman for the Drug Enforcement Administration pretended to be a CIA agent under deep cover to defraud a dozen companies of more than $4 million. Garrison Courtney, 44, pleaded guilty Thursday to wire fraud, admitting he tricked companies and public officials into believing he worked for the CIA. Courtney, who was a DEA […]

A former spokesman for the Drug Enforcement Administration pretended to be a CIA agent under deep cover to defraud a dozen companies of more than $4 million.

Garrison Courtney, 44, pleaded guilty Thursday to wire fraud, admitting he tricked companies and public officials into believing he worked for the CIA.

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