Colombian Money Laundering Organization, Five Years, Prison For Laundering Drug — Leader of Colombian Money Laundering Organization Sentenced to Five Years in Prison For Laundering Drug Proceeds | United States Justice Department.
Nunez Daza was previously convicted of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and was deported to his native country Colombia in 2004.Nunez Daza has been indicted on the money laundering charges in January 2023 and extradited to the United States in April 2025. Nunez Daza pleaded guilty to one count of money laundering conspiracy on Aug. Galeotti of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Special Agent in Charge Stefanie Roddy of the FBI Newark Field Office made the announcement.The FBI investigated the case.The Criminal Division’s Money Laundering, Narcotics and Forfeiture Section prosecuted the case.
announcement Leader of Colombian Money Laundering Organization Sentenced to Five Years in Prison For Laundering Drug Proceeds Wednesday, November 26, 2025 Share Facebook X LinkedIn Email For Immediate Release Office of Public Affairs A Colombian national was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for conspiring to launder drug proceeds. bank accounts registered in the names of other individuals and companies before they were further transferred to Colombia. He was also ordered to forfeit $1.2 million.court filings state, Michael Nunez Daza, also known as “Luky,” 49, led a transnational money laundering organization
operating in Colombia, Mexico, and the United States. Updated November 26, 2025 Topic Drug Trafficking Components Criminal Division Criminal – Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announcement Number: 25-1117. Nunez Daza orchestrated bulk cash pickups involving drug trafficking proceeds from Mexico across multiple U.S. cities. After the bulk cash was picked up, Nunez Daza arranged for the illicit funds to be deposited into U.S. Within days of the bulk cash being delivered and deposited in the United States, corresponding bulk cash in the form of Colombian pesos was delivered in Cali,