BREAKING: ICE Agents Go To Prison in Utah
Prosecutors say pair stole evidence, sold drugs via informants, and netted about $195,000 from 2021–2024
A former Department of Homeland Security investigator, Matthew Kindle, has pleaded guilty to federal charges tied to a scheme involving stolen drugs and seized evidence. Kindle was charged in December with conspiring to possess and distribute a Schedule I controlled substance, as well as conspiring to steal government property for personal gain.
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Court filings describe Kindle as a junior partner to his mentor, fellow agent William Cole. The two gained a reputation as national experts on “bath salts” after leading multiple seizures of the synthetic drug. Prosecutors say that under the guise of official work, the pair began stealing seized drugs around 2021 and selling them to informants between 2022 and 2024—earning nearly $195,000.
Investigators also accused them of taking $1,000 in cash, a diamond ring, and a Peruvian antiquity from DHS evidence lockers. Kindle has since forfeited those items along with more than $100,000 in cash and other valuables.
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Defense filings say Kindle “succumbed to greed” and has struggled with the fallout of his conviction. Prosecutors countered that his crimes were a deliberate, organized scheme, not a lapse in judgment.
Read more at The Salt Lake Tribune.
How expected of them.
Justice! Yes!