Minnesota Money Launderer Charged with Funneling $750K to Mexican Cartel
Court documents say Christopher A. Bravo Marin used fake senders and straw beneficiaries to move cartel money while avoiding identification checks on transfers under $1,000.
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Christopher A. Bravo Marin worked for a Minnesota-based money transfer company, and took advantage of his position to launder money
Minnesota bank employee indicted over allegations of laundering $750,000 for CJNG cartel
A federal grand jury in the District of Minnesota returned an indictment charging Christopher A. Bravo Marin, 46, of Minneapolis, a Mexican national, with conspiring to launder at least $750,000 in drug proceeds on behalf of the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG), one of Mexico's most prolific and dangerous drug cartels, according to the Justice Department.
Christopher A. Bravo Marín, 46, was arrested in Minneapolis and faces a federal charge for allegedly plotting to launder money from drug trafficking. The prosecution notes that he would have used his employment in a money transfer company to send resources to Mexico and evade controls against money laundering. The alleged scheme would have operated for three years, with transfers of less than $1,000 and payments of between $40 and $50 for each o…
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US charges man in Mexican cartel money trail
Christopher A. Bravo Marin, 46, of Minneapolis, allegedly used his knowledge of his employer’s compliance procedures to evade anti-money-laundering controls and transfer money to leaders of the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación, or CJNG, in Mexico.
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