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Illegal immigrant charged with impersonating CIA official using scam agency

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Crozier, H. (2026, October 30). Illegal immigrant charged with impersonating CIA official using scam agency. Washington Examiner. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/crime/4785999/illegal-immigrant-charged-impersonating-cia-official-scam-agency/

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Lakotah Salvini, an illegal immigrant facing charges in Canada, was arrested in September for allegedly impersonating a CIA official and operating a fraudulent organization called Castle International since December 2025. Along with co-defendant Richard Myers, Salvini targeted a sheriff’s deputy and attempted to gain access to a Navy base in Georgia. The Department of Justice also suggests that they may have recruited an unnamed Pentagon employee as part of their scam activities.

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Story summary

On October 7, Lakotah Salvini, an illegal immigrant from Canada, was indicted in Georgia for leading a fraudulent "intelligence" organization called Castle International since December 2025. The indictment also names Richard Myers as a co-defendant. According to the Department of Justice, Salvini and Myers attempted to recruit a sheriff’s deputy and approached a Navy base in Georgia, potentially recruiting an unnamed Pentagon employee. Salvini was arrested in September while allegedly trying to pose as a fake CIA official within the United States.

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An illegal immigrant running from Canadian prosecutors was arrested in September after allegedly trying to recruit as a fake CIA official in the United States, newly unsealed court records show.

right describes an illegal immigrant's actions negatively and links it to national security concerns

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Topics

CIA Canadian Castle International Georgia the United States

Subjects

Georgia GPE · 2× CIA ORG · 1× Canadian NORP · 1× Castle International ORG · 1× Lakotah Salvini PERSON · 1× Navy ORG · 1× Pentagon ORG · 1× Richard Myers PERSON · 1× the Department of Justice ORG · 1× the United States GPE · 1×

Narrative

An Oct. 7 indictment in Georgia accuses Lakotah Salvini of leading a fraudulent “intelligence” organization called Castle International with co-defendant Richard Myers since at least December 2025.

framing: speculative · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-01

🔮 The pair advertised their fake services to a sheriff’s deputy, tried to approach a Navy base in Georgia, and may have recruited an unnamed Pentagon employee, the Department of Justice claimed.

2026-11-01 · Washington Examiner

Illegal immigrant charged with impersonating CIA official using scam agency · speculative framing

Claims (3 extracted, 2 hedged)

An illegal immigrant running from Canadian prosecutors was arrested in September after allegedly trying to recruit as a fake CIA official in the United States, newly unsealed court records show. uncertain

records → run → States

indictment → accuse → December

The pair advertised their fake services to a sheriff’s deputy, tried to approach a Navy base in Georgia, and may have recruited an unnamed Pentagon employee, the Department of Justice claimed. uncertain

Department → advertise → Justice