Cartel money launderer sentenced to five years in prison [Breaking]
A man who laundered nearly $2.5 million on behalf of the Sinaloa cartel and took part in threatening two people and their families in order to recoup stolen drug money was sentenced this week to five years in federal prison.
Amaya Nava is the first defendant to be sentenced in connection with the money-laundering organization.According to his plea agreement, he was tasked with regaining money from a man who had stolen funds from a bank account the organization controlled. Amaya Nava took the man and one of the man’s family members to multiple banks in San Diego and Imperial counties in order to withdraw money to repay the organization.
Amaya Nava was able to get the pair to withdraw thousands of dollars from different banks but was arrested in San Diego before more funds could be withdrawn. He was later charged with extortion and money laundering.
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