A former BCSO deputy has been convicted of tipping off DEA targets and making a false statement to the FBI.Paul Jessen, 36, has been convicted on one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice, two counts of obstruction of justice, and one count of making a false statement. Evidence presented at trial revealed Jessen and another BCSO detective, Kyle Linker, recruited a drug trafficker to work as a confidential informant in July 2021. Text messages between the two men revealed that the BCSO detectives harbored personal animus against the DEA in Albuquerque because they believed the DEA was stealing their targets. Jessen was interviewed by an FBI special agent in January 2022. The jury found that Jessen made a false statement during the interview when he denied personal knowledge of anything inappropriate between Linker and the confidential informant.Jessen is facing up to 65 years in federal prison. His sentencing date has not yet been set.
A former BCSO deputy has been convicted of tipping off DEA targets and making a false statement to the FBI.
Paul Jessen, 36, has been convicted on one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice, two counts of obstruction of justice, and one count of making a false statement.
Evidence presented at trial revealed Jessen and another BCSO detective, Kyle Linker, recruited a drug trafficker to work as a confidential informant in July 2021.
Text messages between the two men revealed that the BCSO detectives harbored personal animus against the DEA in Albuquerque because they believed the DEA was stealing their targets.
Jessen was interviewed by an FBI special agent in January 2022. The jury found that Jessen made a false statement during the interview when he denied personal knowledge of anything inappropriate between Linker and the confidential informant.
Jessen is facing up to 65 years in federal prison. His sentencing date has not yet been set.
