The $6,000 Sellout: Florida Bank Staffer Admits To Helping Cartels Drain $5.5 Million

The $6,000 Sellout: Florida Bank Staffer Admits To Helping Cartels Drain $5.5 Million

A Florida bank employee is facing decades behind bars after admitting he traded his career and his clean record for a few thousand dollars in bribes. Leonardo Ayala, 25, Homestead, pleaded guilty in federal court this Wednesday, coming clean about a high-stakes scheme that moved millions in dirty money from U.S. soil to Colombia right […] The $6,000 Sellout: Florida Bank Staffer Admits To Helping Cartels Drain $5.5 Million

Former TD Bank employee pleads guilty to accepting bribes, laundering $5.5 Million to Colombia

WASHINGTON, USA – A Florida man pleaded guilty Wednesday to accepting bribes and facilitating the laundering of more than $5.5 million to Colombia while employed by TD Bank, N.A. According to court filings, Leonardo Ayala, 25, of Homestead, Florida, accepted bribes and exploited his position as a bank employee to help launder drug money to Colombia. From June to November 2023, Ayala opened fraudulent accounts, issued over 150 debit cards to shel…