According to Wu Blockchain, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York has announced that Colombian cryptocurrency broker Leonardo de Jesus Zuluaga Duque has been sentenced to 160 months (13 years and 4 months) in prison for his involvement in an international cryptocurrency money laundering and drug trafficking scheme. He has also been ordered to forfeit approximately $14.75 million and tokens from 4 crypto addresses under his control. Between May and November 2023, he and others used USDT, U.S. shell companies, and illegal remittance operations to launder approximately $14.5 million in drug proceeds and participated in planning cocaine smuggling into the U.S. https://(wublock123.com)/news/colombia-crypto-broker-sentenced-160-months-money-laundering-asset-forfeiture-70481