No bail over alleged horse money-laundering scheme
A human being allegedly involved inwards a system to wash millions of dollars inwards drugs coin through a quarter-horse racing performance has been refused bail.
Jose Trevino Morales volition hold out held inwards a Texas jail because a justice is fearful he mightiness flee to Mexico.
US Magistrate Judge Mark Lane refused bail, maxim that acre he accepted was non a run a jeopardy to the community, at that topographic point was a run a jeopardy he could flee to Mexico.
Morales is the brother of Miguel Angel Trevino Morales and Oscar Omar Trevino Morales, allegedly senior figures inwards the notorious Mexico-based Zetas cartel.
Jose Trevino Morales has pleaded non guilty over the alleged money-laundering scheme.
Federal regime allege that, inwards all, to a greater extent than than 400 horses were involved inwards the performance across several states.
A federal grand jury inwards the Western District of Texas has returned an indictment charging fourteen people.
They are charged inwards connection alongside an alleged conspiracy to wash Los Zetas drug distribution proceeds through the Equus caballus operation.
Federal regime are seeking forfeiture of the horses inwards the case, including several top-performing animals.
Prosecutors are hoping a previously issued protective lodge would forcefulness companies used to front end the alleged performance to pay for the ongoing assist of many horses involved. However, the take away to seize the 12 horses is a sign it may non hold out evidently sailing.
Authorities receive got estimated it would receive got terms nearly $US200,000 a calendar month to assist for the hundreds of horses inwards the U.S. operation, spread across Oklahoma, Texas, New United Mexican States together with California.
They volition hold out concerned nearly preserving the value of the animals inwards anticipation of their forfeiture together with eventual sale.
The indictment, returned on May 30, 2012, together with unsealed on Tuesday, charges the defendants alongside i count of conspiracy to wash monetary instruments.
The indictment alleges that, since 2008, Miguel together with Oscar Trevino Morales would straight portions of the mass cash generated from the sale of illegal narcotics through the Los Zetas cartel to Jose together with Zulema Trevino for purchasing, training, breeding together with racing quarter horses inwards the US.
The indictment identifies millions of dollars worth of transactions inwards New Mexico, Oklahoma, California together with Texas involving a large number of quarter horses.
Jose Trevino, Zulema Trevino together with others used “front” companies to conceal together with disguise the truthful ownership of the quarter horses, federal regime allege.
FBI Special Agent inwards Charge Armando Fernandez said the investigation revealed the varied attempts yesteryear Mexican drug cartels to farther their criminal enterprises yesteryear whatever agency necessary.
“The FBI together with its partners stand upwardly produce to fighting all efforts yesteryear transnational criminal organizations to undermine our national safety wherever together with whenever they may hold out uncovered.”
The indictment seeks the forfeiture of numerous quarter horses, including Tempting Dash, winner of the Dash for Cash at the Lone Star Park racetrack inwards Grand Prairie, Texas, on Oct 24, 2009; Mr Piloto, the $US1 1000000 All American Futurity winner at Ruidoso Downs on Labor Day, 2010; Dashin Follies; Coronita Cartel; together with Separate Fire.
The indictment besides seeks the forfeiture of farm together with ranch equipment, horse-racing equipment, existent estate inwards Lexington, Oklahoma, together with inwards Bastrop County, Texas; together with funds inwards iii banking concern accounts allegedly used inwards the defendants’ scheme.
The indictment besides seeks $US20 million, representing the total of coin derived from the defendants’ scheme.
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