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Lili Infante became a DEA agent by accident. It was spring 2007, Lili’s sophomore year at Columbia University. Having grown up in the chaos of post-Soviet Moscow, in an unstable household, Lili sought structure, discipline, and excellence. www.wired.com/story/the-de...

wired.comShe Was the DEA’s Premier Crypto Detective. The Clues Led Straight to Her Own FamilyTo escape the chaos of her Russian childhood, Lili Infante became an American law enforcement prodigy. She pioneered the DEA’s investigations of the dark web—never suspecting who she’d find hiding the...

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Among the few diversions Lili permitted herself were weekly Skype calls with her grandmother Nina, back in Russia. Lili had a complicated relationship with her mom, but Nina was her closest confidante, the only person she truly trusted. www.wired.com/story/the-de...

wired.comShe Was the DEA’s Premier Crypto Detective. The Clues Led Straight to Her Own FamilyTo escape the chaos of her Russian childhood, Lili Infante became an American law enforcement prodigy. She pioneered the DEA’s investigations of the dark web—never suspecting who she’d find hiding the...
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She planned to outwork her peers and land a coveted internship on Wall Street her first summer—but then a summer job offer at the DEA’s Manhattan office piqued her interest. www.wired.com/story/the-de...

wired.comShe Was the DEA’s Premier Crypto Detective. The Clues Led Straight to Her Own FamilyTo escape the chaos of her Russian childhood, Lili Infante became an American law enforcement prodigy. She pioneered the DEA’s investigations of the dark web—never suspecting who she’d find hiding the...
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Lili would go on to graduate from the DEA Academy near the top of her class and join their ranks full time. She quickly became a prodigy, pioneering the agency’s investigations of the dark web. 🔗 www.wired.com/story/the-de...

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At the DEA, Lili helped to seize millions of dollars in illicit cryptocurrency, eventually taking down the largest and most sophisticated dark-web marketplace in history. But she never suspected her investigations might lead her back to her own family. www.wired.com/story/the-de...

wired.comShe Was the DEA’s Premier Crypto Detective. The Clues Led Straight to Her Own FamilyTo escape the chaos of her Russian childhood, Lili Infante became an American law enforcement prodigy. She pioneered the DEA’s investigations of the dark web—never suspecting who she’d find hiding the...