Two women from Thornton, Colorado, have been sentenced for their roles in a multi-million dollar money laundering operation.
Maria Aurora Garcia-Paulino, 41, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for money laundering related to a Denver-area drug trafficking operation.
Cole Finegan, United States Attorney for the District of Colorado, said the defendants were part of a multi-million dollar money laundering and drug trafficking operation that was shut down due to excellent work by investigating partners at IRS Criminal Investigations and the DEA.
Garcia-Paulino and her co-defendant, Laura Iveth Trujillo-Solano, 44, controlled a series of businesses in a strip mall in Thornton, including Fiesta Multiservices.
According to court documents, from April 10, 2020, to January 28, 2021, Trujillo-Solano transferred or directed the transfer of drug trafficking proceeds totaling between $3,500,000 and $9,500,000 from the business in Thornton, and Garcia-Paulino handled or aided in the transfer of between $250,000 and $550,000 of that amount.
Trujillo-Solano was sentenced to 72 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit money laundering.
The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and IRS Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), and Assistant United States Attorney Cyrus Y. Chung handled the prosecution.
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Key Facts
- State: Colorado
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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