Posted on 12/13/2011 11:43:42 AM PST by GlockThe Vote
Mexico's government was left in the dark about a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration drug money laundering scheme that allegedly facilitated the transfer of millions of dollars to Mexican drug cartels.
The program was similar to Operation Fast and Furious in that the U.S. Department of Justice, under Attorney General Eric Holder, was allegedly furnishing narcotics traffickers with laundered drug proceeds in an attempt to discern how those funds would move, and to whom.
Calderon spokeswoman Alejandra Sota said the Mexican government was not aware of, or involved with, any DEA money laundering scheme.
According to a New York Times report, "in operations supervised by the Justice Department and orchestrated to get around sovereignty restrictions" drug enforcement agents "laundered or smuggled millions of dollars in drug proceeds as part of Washington's expanding role in Mexico's fight against drug cartels."
(Excerpt) Read more at loudobbs.com ...
Wow. This and F’n’F together pretty much amount to an undeclared war on Mexico.
I read recently that there are purportedly 23- 24 other nations that are less corrupt than the United States. I believe Mexico is more corrupt but the question is why would we not want to be the most Moral and Virtuous nation in the free world? this scandal seems to suggest we have many years of reconstructive surgery to fix the problems we have allowed.Our Government is no longer servant but desires to be the Master.
From link in article:
On this week’s Al Punto, a Sunday news program on the Spanish-language television network Univision, Calderon spokeswoman Alejandra Sota said the Mexican government was not aware of, or involved with, any DEA money laundering scheme.
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...the Department of Justice released a public statement disclaiming the practice as perfectly ordinary.
In that statement, the Obama administration claimed it was “working collaboratively with the Mexican government” on the efforts to fight more widespread money laundering.
“As our partners in Mexico have stated, the joint investigations to detect and dismantle money laundering networks have led to important advances and detentions in each country,” the DEA and DOJ jointly said. “The cooperation between the United States and Mexico is based on principles of shared responsibility, mutual trust and respect for the jurisdiction of each country.”
This weekend’s interview with Calderon’s spokesperson contradicts those Obama administration claims.
See additional links in the DailyCaller article
And where is the GOP?
“was allegedly furnishing narcotics traffickers with laundered drug proceeds in an attempt to discern how those funds would move, and to whom. “
Because.... when you launder drug money for someone, they are always willing to tell you exactly what they are going to do with this ‘clean’ money, and whom they owe it to.
AND.... if the money was already ‘cleaned’, then the HOW THOSE FUNDS WOULD MOVE was GOVERNMENT AGENTS, who took their own little ‘cut’ to make the deal.
I suspect that rating was worked up before F&f, Castaway, "Grenade Walker," "Cash Walker" and other programs were widely known about. State-sponsored terrorism is likely to knock us down a few more pegs.
There, fixed it!
See thread article, post #4 and link to DailyCaller
Eris Holder (in last F&F hearing) to Rep Sandy Adams: "You don't dictate..."
Amazing how we have not heard more about Castaway
Holy Crap Ping!!!
This thing is spiraling out of control.
"One source who was quoted anonymously in the money-laundering story in the Times was concerned about similar negative results saying that the “D.E.A. could wind up being the largest money launderer in the business, and that money results in violence and deaths.”"
That money is a result of drug criminalization.
I think that if Issa and Grassley can crack F&F the dam will break and they will crack them all. (there are more operations besides F&F and Castaway) But it is strange that there have been no more media reports on Castaway for several months.
Why isnt Issa asking about that?
Remember Obama trying to get the marxist communist Zelaya back in power in honduras?
You'd have to ask Issa that. He does have several investigations going on.
Remember Obama trying to get the marxist communist Zelaya back in power in honduras?
I certainly do and it would appear that 0baMao has got Pres. Lobo under his thumb now.
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