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Nearly 1,000 LE agents seize $100 million in laundered money in Los Angeles
Posted on 9/11/14 at 6:59 pm
Posted on 9/11/14 at 6:59 pm
Wonder how much went into pockets and wasn't counted...
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Nearly 1,000 law enforcement agents raided dozens of Los Angeles businesses and warehouses Wednesday and seized almost $100 million dollars — some of it packed in cardboard boxes labeled “1 million” — in a bust that federal officials called one of the largest money laundering investigations ever.
“The huge amounts of cash seized shocked even our agents,” said Virginia Kice, a spokesperson for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which, along with the FBI and Drug Enforcement Administration, executed search warrants and arrested nine people. Three other suspects are wanted by authorities.
“Los Angeles has become the epicenter of narco dollar money laundering, with couriers bringing duffle bags full of cash to many of those businesses," Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Dugdale said. In one of three criminal cases uncovered by federal agents during the 16-month investigation, some of the cash was allegedly laundered and sent to the notorious Sinaloa Cartel to pay for the ransom of a U.S. citizen who was being held hostage and was tortured in Mexico, officials said. In another case, agents handed a business owner bundles of cash that was splattered with what appeared to be blood — and which was accepted with no questions asked.
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Posted on 9/11/14 at 7:02 pm to Alahunter
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In one of three criminal cases uncovered by federal agents during the 16-month investigation, some of the cash was allegedly laundered and sent to the notorious Sinaloa Cartel to pay for the ransom of a U.S. citizen who was being held hostage and was tortured in Mexico, officials said.
Isn't that a good thing?
Posted on 9/11/14 at 7:03 pm to deeprig9
About as good as giving them free firearms.
Posted on 9/11/14 at 7:08 pm to Alahunter
I don't understand. Can you connect the dots for me?
Posted on 9/11/14 at 7:12 pm to deeprig9
Giving free weapons to known cartel members = bad.
Paying ransoms to cartel members = bad.
Paying ransoms to cartel members = bad.
Posted on 9/11/14 at 7:17 pm to Alahunter
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Paying ransoms to cartel members = bad
It's just meaningless pieces of paper, that's more important than the life of a kidnapped American citizen being tortured by thugs?
Posted on 9/11/14 at 11:30 pm to deeprig9
I'm with deeprig. Save the hostage.
Posted on 9/11/14 at 11:32 pm to Alahunter
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Wonder how much went into pockets and wasn't counted...
Bout tree fiddy
Posted on 9/12/14 at 12:49 am to Alahunter
My wife and my mom buy a lot of shite at the Garment District. Every time I've been there I've thought to myself, "Self, this is where shite gets cleaned up. Laundered if you will."
Great deals on real and fake shite abound, but it's cash only, and there are always shady characters around.
It's a pretty cool place though. I like spots that are legitimate on the outside and illegitimate on the inside.
Great deals on real and fake shite abound, but it's cash only, and there are always shady characters around.
It's a pretty cool place though. I like spots that are legitimate on the outside and illegitimate on the inside.
Posted on 9/12/14 at 1:21 pm to deeprig9
I highly doubt the American kidnapped was some innocent soccer mom, probably a Mexican with gang/cartel ties
Posted on 9/12/14 at 1:33 pm to Alahunter
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Nearly 1,000 law enforcement agents raided
How many dogs were killed?
Posted on 9/12/14 at 3:20 pm to sorantable
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I'm with deeprig. Save the hostage.
This just encourages more kidnappings.
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