News (Media Awareness Project) - US NY: Money Laundering |
| Title: | US NY: Money Laundering |
| Published On: | 2002-03-15 |
| Source: | Ogdensburg Journal/Advance News (NY) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-24 17:25:12 |
MONEY LAUNDERING
New York (Associated Press) -- A former police officer and his wife pleaded
guilty on Thursday to laundering as much as $10 million in Colombian drug
money by smuggling suitcases of cash from New York to Miami by rental car.
Homer Zapata, 38, and Liliana Lopez-Zapata, 33, entered guilty pleas a day
after the prosecution concluded its case at their trial in federal court in
Brooklyn, U.S. Attorney Alan Vinegard said in a statement.
The police officer was stripped of his gun and badge two years ago after a
South Carolina sheriff's deputy discovered $200,000 in the couple's car
during a traffic stop.
New York (Associated Press) -- A former police officer and his wife pleaded
guilty on Thursday to laundering as much as $10 million in Colombian drug
money by smuggling suitcases of cash from New York to Miami by rental car.
Homer Zapata, 38, and Liliana Lopez-Zapata, 33, entered guilty pleas a day
after the prosecution concluded its case at their trial in federal court in
Brooklyn, U.S. Attorney Alan Vinegard said in a statement.
The police officer was stripped of his gun and badge two years ago after a
South Carolina sheriff's deputy discovered $200,000 in the couple's car
during a traffic stop.
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