The informant earned millions working for the DEA. He paid no taxes.
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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...





