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Merced Man Admits Smuggling Cash from Marijuana Proceeds
A 32-year-old Delhi man has pleaded guilty to conspiring to smuggle bulk cash, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
Arnulfo Huerta-Cornejo, of Delhi, pleaded guilty on Friday, February 17, 2017, to conspiring to smuggle bulk cash.
According to court documents, between March 2014 and August 2015, Huerta-Cornejo was involved in the cultivation of marijuana on federal lands.
During that time, he accumulated approximately $16,000 cash from the sale of marijuana, hid that cash in a vehicle, and arranged to have the cash smuggled into Mexico.
Applicable federal regulations require reporting when $10,000 or more cash is taken out of the United States.
This case is the product of an investigation by the U.S. Forest Service, the Madera County Sheriff’s Office and the Merced County Sheriff’s Office.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin Rooney is prosecuting the case.
Huerta-Cornejo is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill on May 22, 2017.
Huerta-Cornejo faces a maximum statutory penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Key Facts
- State: California
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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