COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA – A former federal agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, in Omaha, plead guilty this week in the District Court of Nebraska, to charges related to illegal financial transactions. 52-year-old Paul A. White, a former federal agent with the  Nebraska, was charged with a violation of Title 31, United States Code, pertaining to Structuring Financial Transactions to Evade Reporting Requirement. The case is being prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa, based on the recusal of the District of Nebraska United States Attorney’s Office.

According to court documents, from October 29, 2018, to February 26, 2019, White deposited a total of $99,900 in two banks. He structured the deposits to evade the requirement that banks report cash transactions in excess of $10,000. White is scheduled to be sentenced on December 17, 2021. He faces a sentence of up to five years in prison. A federal district court judge will determine the sentence after considering the United States Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

The Office of Inspector General investigated the case.