Threat from Communist China

Chinese National Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Laundering $62 Million for Mexican Cartels

‘Chinese money brokers based in Mexico have come to dominate international money laundering markets,’ U.S. prosecutors said.
Chinese National Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Laundering $62 Million for Mexican Cartels
The Department of Justice in Washington on July 29, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
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A federal judge in Illinois has sentenced a Chinese national to 10 years behind bars for laundering $62 million in illegal narcotics proceeds on behalf of Mexican drug traffickers.

U.S. District Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman imposed the sentence on Dec. 12 after a hearing in federal court in Chicago, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Illinois said in a statement on Dec. 16.
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based reporter. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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