Undercover Report – Case File 61-05
Agent: Carter (cover identity)
Date: 03/14 – 03/17

Subject operates a livestock auction and feed cooperative used as a cash‑handling hub for a broader laundering scheme. Agent’s cover as a regional feed rep granted access to the back office and the weigh‑ticket printer. On 03/15, the subject directed staff to reprint weights for three lots and staple them over originals, inflating values by roughly thirty percent. Cash payouts were then split into smaller envelopes labeled as “hauler fees.”

On 03/16, a trailer arrived after closing with no consignor paperwork. Subject ushered the driver to the scales, then recorded a manual weight entry without zeroing the platform. Later, agent noted the same trailer departed with bales stacked higher than safety guidelines, suggesting a swap on‑site.

On 03/17, the subject met with a banker in the café booth. Heard fragments: “seasonal float,” “parcel deposits,” and “don’t trigger CTRs.” The banker left through the side door, avoiding cameras.

Cover remains intact. Recommend forensic review of scale logs, unannounced compliance checks tied to animal‑welfare authorities as legitimate cover, and analysis of deposit structuring patterns that match the inflated weigh‑tickets.
 Cover remains intact. Recommend continued surveillance and coordinated warrants when feasible. Cover remains intact. Recommend continued surveillance and coordinated warrants when feasible. Cover remains intact. Recommend continued surveillance and coordinated warrants when feasible.