News (Media Awareness Project) - US NY: Couple Admits To Laundering Drug Money |
| Title: | US NY: Couple Admits To Laundering Drug Money |
| Published On: | 2002-03-15 |
| Source: | New York Times (NY) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-24 17:38:01 |
COUPLE ADMITS TO LAUNDERING DRUG MONEY
A former New York City police officer and his wife pleaded guilty yesterday
to charges of laundering $6 million to $10 million from cocaine sales.
The former officer, Homero Zapata, who had resigned after his arrest, and
his wife, Liliana, of Glen Cove, entered pleas in federal court on Long
Island after prosecutors presented their case at a trial.
The prosecutors said that a Colombian narcotics ring sold 60 tons of
cocaine in the New York region, and that the Zapatas took the money to
Miami to buy goods and ship them to Colombia.
The couple were caught with $208,000 when an officer stopped their car in
South Carolina in 1999.
A former New York City police officer and his wife pleaded guilty yesterday
to charges of laundering $6 million to $10 million from cocaine sales.
The former officer, Homero Zapata, who had resigned after his arrest, and
his wife, Liliana, of Glen Cove, entered pleas in federal court on Long
Island after prosecutors presented their case at a trial.
The prosecutors said that a Colombian narcotics ring sold 60 tons of
cocaine in the New York region, and that the Zapatas took the money to
Miami to buy goods and ship them to Colombia.
The couple were caught with $208,000 when an officer stopped their car in
South Carolina in 1999.
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