The informant earned millions working for the DEA. He paid no taxes.
NewsWorldEuropeThe informant earned millions working for the DEA. He paid no taxes.A longtime DEA informant has avoided prison after admitting he didn't pay taxes on nearly $4 million earned for undercover workJoshua Goodman & Jim MustianThursday 16 April 2026 21:56 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"4ec0d868f88d599c7133cda0f0bae493","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/dea-colombia-miami-texas-austin-b2959406.html","title":"The informant earned millions working for the DEA. He paid no taxes."}}The informant earned millions working for the DEA. He paid no taxes.Show all 2{"adUnitPath":"71347885/_main_independent/gallery","className":"","title":"The informant earned millions working for the DEA. He paid no taxes.","gallery":[{"data":{"title":"DEA Informant Sentencing","description":"This undated photo obtained by The Associated Press shows Andres Zapata, a confidential informant for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration from 1998-2020. (AP Photo)","caption":"DEA Informant Sentencing","copyright":null,"credit":"ASSOCIATED PRESS","alt":null,"url":"https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/04/16/22/DEA_Informant_Sentencing__6293.jpg","id":"8d08fa9c49b942768687b1656945488d","mid":6629161,"uid":0,"smartframe":null,"extra":{"imageSize":{"width":1024,"height":683}}},"type":"image"},{"data":{"title":"DEA Informant Sentencing","description":"This undated photo obtained by The Associated Press shows Andres Zapata, a confidential informant for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration from 1998-2020. (AP Photo)","caption":"DEA Informant Sentencing","copyright":null,"credit":"ASSOCIATED PRESS","alt":null,"url":"https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/04/16/22/DEA_Informant_Sentencing_2_363.jpg","id":"ecd395f7075449c3b670cc5fb260467...المصدر: The Independent | Source: The Independent
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