Miami, FL – Pavel Sosa Medina, a 46-year-old Miami Dade County resident, has been sentenced to 51 months in federal prison for his role in laundering over $400,000 from purported narcotics transactions.
United States Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer and IRS Special Agent in Charge Kelly R. Jackson announced the sentence today, which also includes one year of supervised release.
Sosa Medina pled guilty on November 20, 2014, to conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States. He conspired with Amado Vazquez to launder money from drug deals that took place between January and August 2014.
According to court documents, Vazquez met with an IRS undercover agent posing as a money launderer for Mexican drug dealers. The UCA provided Vazquez with over $400,000 in cash, which he used to create checks for shell companies or transfer via wire to shell corporation accounts.
Vazquez and Sosa Medina split a 15% fee for their illegal activities. On August 21, 2014, Vazquez confessed to his involvement, leading to Sosa Medina’s arrest. Authorities found $20,000 to $30,000 in cash and numerous blank checks from a construction company in Sosa Medina’s car.
On November 6, 2014, Vazquez was sentenced to 34 months in prison and one year of supervised release. The IRS-CI team is credited with the successful investigation, which was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Michael N. Berger.
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Key Facts
- State: Florida
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Organized Crime
- Source: Official Source ↗
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