Posted on 02/07/2022 4:43:47 PM PST by algore
An Oregon man posed as a federal agent and convinced a woman that she was training to become a DEA officer for an entire year before the real feds were tipped off about the pair by local police, court documents revealed.
Robert Edward Golden, 41, is facing federal charges of impersonating a federal agent for the ruse, which saw him take his wide-eyed protégé on bogus ride-alongs throughout the city of Portland and gift her with a phony badge she thought was real, according to a criminal complaint filed Thursday.
What's more, the man even duped his malleable mentee to develop 'confidential informants' by speaking with homeless people.
Portland police detained the pair last Tuesday after an officer noticed a bulletproof vest bearing the drug agency's insignia in the open trunk of a parked car in the city's downtown area, with the two standing by the vehicle, the filing reveals
The officer further noticed that the car, a silver Dodge Charger, had red-and-blue siren lights on the front interior and around the vehicle's rear license plate.
At that point, the officer, Sgt. Matt Jacobsen, approached Golden and the unnamed woman and asked if they were narcotics agents.
Golden responded by insisting to the officer that they were 'feds,' the arrest report reveals, urging his naïve companion to show the officer her credentials, Jacobsen said following the arrest.
The woman then pulled out a badge bearing the bogus Drug Enforcement Administration credentials, the complaint reveals, spurring the officer to cuff and detain the pair.
While speaking with Golden, Jacobsen said that he also noticed the bottom of a holster peeking out from under Golden's jacket, according to the complaint, leading the officer the confiscate the weapon, which was later determined to be a replica.
The gun did, however, contain live ammunition
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Having visited the Portland Zoo and seen (and heard) the local Portlanders, this is very believable.
Yes, I think there was a reality show called Portlandia iirc?
With Brandon now supporting free crack pipes for equality a DEA agent might be handing such things out rather than arrest anyone soon.
Is she hot?
I’m betting yes.
I skimmed through the article, looking for the 18 USC???? code section he violated. I may have missed it.
If not, what federal code did he allegedly violate? Having trouble understanding that. Did he tell her he was DEA or that he was training her to be a DEA Agent.
This is more comical than criminal. Did the girl not have a computer or smart phone with some internet access?
Note to self: Women fall for anything.
This woman must have been a few cans short of a six-pack.
Sources say Drugs and alcohol were not involved
18 USC 912 for those too lazy to google
“Is she hot?”
*****
Was to him, no doubt. He’s got game, I’ll give him that, but he took way to long to close the deal and retire from the force.
If she’s this dumb, couldn’t he have just screwed her and said it was a medical procedure?
It is a comical tale. There is probably more to the story and I’m sure it’s just as bizarre as what is already presented.
Did he nail her? Newbs are so dumb.
No photo of Mr Golden online. Wonder why.
Can you find one?
Reporters wonder why we think so little of them.
Unless he was paying her "salary" too.
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