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Maximum Sentence For Attorney Convicted Of Money Laundering
An El Paso attorney with links to high profile political figures in Mexico received the maximum sentence in federal court Friday for plotting to launder drug money.
A judge sentenced Marco Antonio Delgado to 20 years in prison for his participation in a money laundering scheme involving some $600 million.
In an October trial, U.S. attorneys argued the money was for the now-defunct Mileno Drug Trafficking Organization in Mexico. Among the evidence they presented were phone calls between Delgado and the ex-wife of former Mexican President Vicente Fox.
Delgado is a naturalized U.S. citizen who was once a trustee of Carnegie Mellon University. He faces additional fraud and money laundering charges in a second trial scheduled for next month.