Charity was the cover—corruption was the reality. In one of the most cynical betrayals of community trust in U.S. history, FBI and ICE agents raided the Community Advancement Network in San Bernardino, California.

What appeared to be a legitimate 501(c)(3) providing job training and immigration aid was actually a sophisticated money laundering hub for the Sinaloa Cartel.

The raid uncovered an unbelievable $275 million in cash hidden inside the building’s walls. Using thermal imaging, agents discovered vacuum-sealed bricks of cash stacked floor to ceiling in secret cavities.

The organization’s Executive Director, Marcus Delgado, ran a dual-operation: while providing genuine community services, he was simultaneously washing over $600 million in drug proceeds.

This investigation explores the “three-stage cleaning process” Delgado used to launder money, the high-tech vault system engineered into the drywall, and the devastating human cost of a nonprofit that helped families by day and fueled the drug crisis by night….