Mexican national Edgar Hurtado-Ramirez has pleaded guilty to his involvement in a drug-related money laundering operation.
Hurtado-Ramirez laundered money for a drug trafficking and money laundering organization. The criminal organization transported cocaine from California and Nevada to locations in eastern US, including Florida. The organization used couriers to conceal the proceeds from the drug trafficking operation and transport them back to California and Nevada. Couriers in California sent hundreds of thousands of dollars of drug trafficking proceeds to Hurtado-Ramirez, who then concealed their source and ownership.
In September 2019, authorities arrested Hurtado-Ramirez in Bogotá, Colombia, from where he was extradited to the US in March 2021. Hurtado-Ramirez may now receive a prison sentence of up to 20 years.
Source: US Department of Justice