So. Fla. Man Accused of Using the Turmoil in Venezuela to Run Massive Fraud
Source: NBC News
So. Fla. Man Accused of Using the Turmoil in Venezuela to Run Massive Fraud
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Federal prosecutors Monday said they nabbed a man who used his bank accounts here in South Florida to prey on the circumstances in Venezuela to and aid drug cartels--not businessmen.
The prosecutors said it was at a Bank of America in Doral where Martin Lustgarden Acherman had his South Florida accounts, and they were part of a massive money laundering scheme to the tune of $100 million.
The government says a big chunk of that was to launder money for Colombian Drug dealers and Colombian paramilitary organizations.
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Prosecutors told a judge that Acherman, "Quarterbacked an international scheme to move U.S. dollars around on behalf of drug cartels and paramilitary organizations in Colombia."
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