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Defendant Name, Crime, State Year
Guy Philippe, a 49-year-old Haitian national, pleaded guilty to a money laundering charge in connection with an international narcotics scheme.
According to court documents, Philippe received cash payments derived from the proceeds of narcotics sales that occurred in Miami, Florida, and elsewhere in the United States in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Philippe, a former high-ranking Haitian National Police officer, was paid over $1.5 million in bribe payments for protecting drug shipments, said Kenneth A. Blanco, Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division.
‘After evading law enforcement for over a decade, Guy Philippe’s guilty plea demonstrates the unrelenting commitment of the U.S. government and our foreign counterparts to disrupt and dismantle transnational narco-trafficking and money laundering organizations,’ said Benjamin G. Greenberg, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida.
Philippe faces a maximum statutory sentence of 20 years’ imprisonment and is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga on July 5, 2017, at 9:30 a.m.
The investigation and prosecution of this case for over a decade demonstrates the U.S. government’s commitment to prosecuting all of those who facilitate the international drug trade, including corrupt officials on the take, said Adolphus P. Wright, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Miami Field Division.
This international investigation demonstrates the possibilities of success in identifying and producing significant prosecutorial evidence against members of drug trafficking organizations, money laundering organizations, and corrupt public figures, said Matthew G. Donahue, Special Agent in Charge, DEA, Caribbean Division.
Key Facts
- State: Florida
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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