| Venezuelan
Pleads Guilty To Money Laundering in SDNY
With Brazil Corruption & China Cited
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
May 13 – Juan Marcos
Matos Ruiz of Venezuela was
charged with money laundering
but had his case again and
again "continued in the
interest of justice."
On May 13, U.S. District Court
for the Southern District of
New York Judge Jed S. Rakoff
held a charge of plea
proceeding. Inner City Press
covered it.
Matos Ruiz said
he is 53 years old, not a US
citizen but a legal resident.
The complaint
describes laundering not only
of gambling proceeds but also
proceeds of corrupt Brazilian
officials. There are alsor
references to China.
The lead
defendant in the conspiracy is
bailed out to an apartment on
East 54th Street in Manhattan.
Judge
Rakoff asked where the bank
that was used was.
The AUSA said she
wasn't sure, but she though on
Madison Avenue.
So in
Manhattan, Judge Rakoff said.
He accepted the plea.
The overall case
is USA v. Chocron, et al.,
20-mj-2246 (Rakoff)
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