The U.S. Department of Justice announced that a federal grand jury charged a Minnesota money transmitter employee with conspiring to launder at least USD 750,000 in drug proceeds for the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación. The defendant was arrested and appeared before a U.S. magistrate judge in Minneapolis. The indictment alleges that between at least February 2023 and February 2026, the employee used his knowledge of the firm’s compliance procedures to evade anti-money laundering controls. He allegedly split funds into transfers just below the USD 1,000 threshold for customer identification checks, used fictitious senders and straw beneficiaries in Mexico, forged payment receipts and provided transaction evidence to co-conspirators. The single money laundering conspiracy count carries a maximum prison term of 20 years. The charge is an allegation, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
2026-08-25U.S. Department of Justice
U.S. Department of Justice charges money transmitter employee with laundering at least USD 750,000 for CJNG
The U.S. Department of Justice charged a Minnesota money transmitter employee with conspiring to launder at least USD 750,000 in drug proceeds for the CJNG cartel. He allegedly structured transfers below a USD 1,000 identification threshold and used fictitious senders, straw beneficiaries and forged receipts to evade anti-money laundering controls. The charge carries a maximum prison term of 20 years.