A Chinese national pleaded guilty to laundering more
than US$4 million in drug proceeds from a large-scale cocaine scheme in the
United States yesterday. Xueyong Wu, 40, forged relationships with Latin American drug
trafficking organizations and helped them launder their money in the U.S.
According to an indictment issued by the
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Xueyong Wu (also
known by his alias "Antonio") was involved in cocaine trafficking
from 2015 to 2020. The conspiracy included players from Mexico, Colombia,
Guatemala, Belize, China and the U.S.
He was also charged with money laundering, specifically with conducting financial transactions that purposely intended to disguise the illegal origin of the proceeds. His drug trafficking charges were dropped after Xueyong Wu agree to plea guilty to money laundering.
He was also charged with money laundering, specifically with conducting financial transactions that purposely intended to disguise the illegal origin of the proceeds. His drug trafficking charges were dropped after Xueyong Wu agree to plea guilty to money laundering.
Much of this money was repatriated to
Mexico through a complex series of international financial transactions. Wu
received a percentage of the money involved in these transactions as
compensation for organizing these laundering activities. Much of this
money was generated through movement of cocaine or payment for cocaine that
took place within the Eastern District of Virginia.
Wu pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit
money laundering, and faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison when
sentenced on September 29. Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically
less than the maximum penalties. A federal district court judge will determine
any sentence after taking into account the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other
statutory factors.
On January 17 of this year, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs held an annual domestic media briefing. At the meeting, Cui Aimin, Director of the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said would ensure that Chinese national arrested abroad receive humanitarian treatment and a fair trail. However, he emphasized that they would not protect the criminal acts done by Chinese citizens abroad.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said they strongly support other countries who seriously investigate Chinese national committing law violations abroad. They said they actively cooperate with domestic authorities to strengthen cross-border law enforcement and judicial cooperation to help combat illegal activities.
Xueyong Wu is not the first Chinese national to be linked to Mexican drug cartels. Zhenli Ye Gon was a Chinese-born businessman who worked in Mexico and was suspected of providing Chinese chemicals to Mexican drug cartels and being involved in money laundering since 2005, as reported by Borderland Beat. He is currently imprisoned in Mexico.
Xueyong Wu is not the first Chinese national to be linked to Mexican drug cartels. Zhenli Ye Gon was a Chinese-born businessman who worked in Mexico and was suspected of providing Chinese chemicals to Mexican drug cartels and being involved in money laundering since 2005, as reported by Borderland Beat. He is currently imprisoned in Mexico.
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Chinese and Russians and their attorneys, money laundering in Las Vegas and New York.
ReplyDeleteThese Chinese bastards are part and parcel in the systematic destruction of our lands, if you think all those tons of precursor chemicals that come out of Guangdong every month are not sanctioned and at least made aware to the highest levels of the Chinese Communist Party then you're not thinking critically enough.. This is long term subversion
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ReplyDeleteMinistry of Foreign Affairs said they strongly support other countries who seriously investigate Chinese national committing law violations abroad. They said they actively cooperate with domestic authorities to strengthen cross-border law enforcement and judicial cooperation to help combat illegal activities.
Gotta love this statement
I took as: we get envoloved we know how to by pass laws and when no one is watching we will find more ways to launder money
Ministry of Foreign Affairs said they strongly support other countries who seriously investigate Chinese national committing law violations abroad. They said they actively cooperate with domestic authorities to strengthen cross-border law enforcement and judicial cooperation to help combat illegal activities.