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DOJ Nails Cartel Intermediary in $4M Crypto Money Laundering Scheme
Bitcoin.com News·September 7, 2026·1 min read
Carlos Érick Vázquez González, a Mexican national linked to Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación, pleaded guilty to money laundering using cryptocurrency in a $4 million scheme tied to drug trafficking in the U.S. and Mexico. He admitted to serving as a large intermediary for the cartel's illicit proceeds.
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