SALT LAKE CITY — Two Utah agents within the Department of Homeland Security have now been sentenced in connection with their alleged scheme to use a confidential informant to illegally sell bath salts, earning up to $300,000 in profits.

David Cole pleaded guilty to conspiracy to convert property of another by an officer or employee of the United States, and remove property in the United States. Nicholas Kindle faced the same charge in addition to conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance. Kindle pleaded guilty to both charges.

According to court documents, beginning in 2021, Cole and Kindle began acquiring bath salts for the purpose of illegally selling them in the District of Utah. The pair was accused of using various ruses, including stea

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