An Oregon man has been charged with impersonating a federal agent after conducting fake federal agent training including ride-alongs and shooting practice and sporting fake DEA paraphernalia.
An Oregon woman told authorities a man tricked her into believing she was undergoing federal agent training for about a year, according to court documents.
A Portland police sergeant spotted Golden and a woman, identified only as a witness, by a car where he saw a body armor plate with the words"DEA Police" emblazoned on them in the open trunk. The woman showed the sergeant a badge and credentials claiming to be a DEA agent, the filing said. Golden allegedly told DEA investigators that he and the woman he was with were"into cosplay." He also said that he"felt the fake DEA items provided them protection" around their apartment complex, according to the filing.But the woman told authorities that she was studying criminal justice and had been in"training" to become a DEA agent for approximately a year.
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