Ex-DEA spokesman posed as CIA agent and Army vet with 'hundreds of confirmed kills' in $4 million fraud scheme

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https://taskandpurpose.com/mandatory-fun/dea-spokesman-fake-cia-operative-scheme

By James Clark
Task and Purpose
06/11/2020

It's not often you find a story that combines fraud, fake Central Intelligence 
Agency-service, in addition to phony Army service, completely made-up 
clandestine operations, and an inter-agency public relations nightmare 
perpetrated by a public affairs official all wrapped up in one neat little 
package.

But, this is that story.

On June 11 the Department of Justice announced that Garrison Kenneth Courtney, 
a 44-year-old former Drug Enforcement Administration public affairs officer 
pleaded guilty to defrauding a dozen companies for more than $4.4 million by 
posing as a CIA officer.

According to the press release, Courtney pretended to be a "covert officer" 
with the CIA who was involved in a highly classified "task force" involving 
various elements within the U.S. intelligence community and the Department of 
Defense.

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