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Rochester Man Sentenced for Selling Cocaine and Laundering the Proceeds

March 17, 2021
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, New York Division announced today that Edwin Calderon, 39, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 500 grams or more...

Cartel Money Launderer Sentenced to 96 Months in Federal Prison

February 10, 2021
ROANOKE, Va. -- Ana Bella Sanchez-Rios, the former owner and operator of a Martinsville business used to launder more than $4.3 million in profits for an international drug cartel, was sentenced last week in U.S. District Court to 96 months in federal prison. Sanchez-Rios laundered the funds for the Jalisco...

Mississippi man sentenced to 11 years for cocaine and money laundering conspiracies

January 29, 2021
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – A member of a multi-state drug ring will be spending the rest of the decade behind bars. Lendarious Hayes, 24, of Meridian, Mississippi, has been sentenced to 135 months (11 years and 3 months) in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute cocaine and money laundering...

Father and son sentenced on drug and money laundering crimes

December 03, 2020
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Jose Manuel Prieto, Jr., of Apple Valley, California, was sentenced earlier this week to 97 months in prison for his involvement in a methamphetamine distribution and money laundering conspiracy. He pleaded guilty to the aforementioned charges on August 19, 2020. “I’m extremely proud of the work done...

Trucker guilty of hauling nearly $2 million in drug proceeds

November 02, 2020
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – A 52-year-old man has entered a guilty plea to one count of money laundering, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Steven S. Whipple and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Edgardo Serrano admitted he drove $1,758,465 in proceeds from the sale of illegal narcotics from Florida...

Former Everton city clerk sentenced to 10 years for money-laundering conspiracy

September 25, 2020
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The former city clerk in Everton, Missouri, has been sentenced in federal court for her role in a money-laundering conspiracy related to methamphetamine trafficking. Kristy A. Conn, 46, of Everton, was sentenced on Wednesday, Sept. 23, to 10 years in federal prison without parole. Conn pleaded guilty...

Kokomo, Indiana man sentenced to 35 years in prison for drug, gun, and money laundering crimes

July 16, 2020
INDIANAPOLIS – Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Robert J. Bell of the Chicago Field Division and United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler announced today that Michael L. Jones, 38, Kokomo, IN was sentenced to 35 years in federal prison and five years of supervised release by U.S. District...

Five Tampa residents charged in $21 million money laundering conspiracy of drug trafficking proceeds

June 30, 2020
TAMPA, Fla. - A 37-count indictment was unsealed today charging five individuals with money laundering and conspiracy to commit money laundering. If convicted, each defendant faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison per count. The indictment also notifies the defendants that the United States is seeking a...

Bakersfield man sentenced for structuring synthetic drug proceeds

June 15, 2020
FRESNO, Calif. — Majed Bashir Akroush, aka Magic Mike, 52, of Bakersfield, was sentenced today to two years and nine months in prison for conspiring to structure over $700,000 in cash withdrawals from four different bank accounts associated with his internet businesses that sold synthetic marijuana, U.S. Attorney McGregor W...

Bulk trafficker of heroin and crystal methamphetamine sentenced to 20 years

January 31, 2020
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Otequise Lenard Miller, 34, of Concord, N.C. was sentenced today to 240 months in prison and five years of supervised release on drug trafficking conspiracy resulting in an overdose death and money laundering charges, announced Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Drug...
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