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Chinese national sentenced to 15 years for laundering $92m for drug cartels

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Jianfei Lu, a Chinese national identified as a prolific money launderer by the US Justice Department, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. He was involved in laundering over $92 million in illicit funds for an organization linked to Mexican drug cartels. Lu pleaded guilty to his role in the scheme, which involved collecting drug money from US traffickers and depositing it into shell company accounts. AI

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Chinese national sentenced to 15 years for laundering $92m for drug cartels

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Mark Magnier ·

    Chinese national Jianfei Lu sentenced to 15 years in US$92m drug money scheme

    A Chinese national, described by the US Justice Department as a “prolific” money launderer, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Tuesday and ordered to pay US$25 million for his role in a Chinese money laundering outfit with ties to Mexican drug gangs. The agency said Jianfei L…

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