US Attorney - Arizona Man Sentenced For Drugs and Money Laundering
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Juan Manuel Santillan, 33, Chandler, was here on March 24, 2008 by the US District Court Judge Stephen M. McNamee 48 simultaneous two months with regard to the prison at the federal level. Santillan pleaded guilty, on April 24, 2007 to separate counts of Conspiracy validation of money laundering and conspiracy to possession with intent to distribute 100 kilograms or more of marijuana. In his advocacy guilty at the beginning of Santillan acknowledged that some on June 14, 2003, with his brother Alfredo Santillan money laundering and the other on this issue. Explains Juan Santillan, he and his brother Alfredo has made large sums for their participation in the distribution of marijuana. Juan Santillan said in his plea that the money he had won camouflaged by a co-conspirator purchase and ownership on the name of Juan Santillan. The property is located in a house Gilbert, Arizona, in the end, was used to trade in marijuana. Juan and Alfredo Santillan, one of the co-conspirators several orders cash checks and money ranging from $ 100 to $ 20000 Capital to submit titles for the purchase of the property. In the plea Juan Santillan acknowledged that the money for the purchase of the residence was generated from the proceeds from the distribution of marijuana. Juan Santillan also admitted conspiracy to distribution of 997 kilograms of marijuana were seized during the search of a Sattelzug stopped Arizona Department of Public Safety in Navajo County, Arizona, in February 2005. McNamee addition, the judge ordered Juan Santillan to $ 82500 in ruins, and its relevance to the following articles: two firearms, a 2002 Cadillac Escalade EXT, a BMW 745L Sedan 2002, a 2003 Cadillac Escalade, a 2001 BMW M3, a 2002 BMW 745i, a 2003 Big Dog Custom Pitbull motorcycle, a 1999 Isuzu NPR - Box Truck, sorted and jewelry with a value of $ 42010. The investigation before the indictment was confirmed by Special Agents of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration with the help of the Arizona Department of Public Safety. The indictment was Glenn B. McCormick, Assistant US Attorney, District of Arizona, Phoenix. |