Ohio Defendant Called From Jail To Check On Marijuana Money

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A newly released document in a $3 million pot shipping scheme says a California woman placed several calls to check on proceeds from the scheme even after she was jailed.

The updated criminal complaint by a Drug Enforcement Administration agent released Thursday says Lisette Lee made 22 calls from Franklin County Jail in Columbus after she was arrested last June.

Most of the calls were to fellow defendant Christopher Cash, who repeatedly warned Lee to be careful what she talked about because the calls were being recorded.

The DEA complaint says Lee asked several times about paperwork, a term the DEA says is a common expression for drug proceeds.

Lee and Cash, just two of six who have been charged in the case, have both pleaded guilty to a scheme to fly thousands of pounds of marijuana to Ohio in suitcases. David Garrett, of Culver City, and Young Ko, of Winnetka, have also pleaded guilty.

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