Florida Woman Indicted in Cryptocurrency Money Laundering Scheme

Oct 31, 2022 · Sourced to the U.S. Department of Justice

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TYLER, Texas – A 37-year-old Florida woman has been indicted in a cryptocurrency money laundering scheme in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston.

District

Eastern Texas

Announced

Oct 31, 2022

Status

Charged

Defendants

Sharena Seay — age 37 · Jacksonville, FL · indicted

Charges

Money laundering and aiding and abetting
Max: 20 years in prisonSharena Seay· indicted

Financial actions

money laundering: $1.2 million — Laundered proceeds of drug trafficking operations through cryptocurrency

Investigating agencies

United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of TexasU.S. Secret ServiceU.S. Postal Inspection ServiceOrganized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces

Case details

Prosecuting office: Eastern District of Texas
Judge: John D. Love, U.S. Magistrate Judge

Cryptocurrency Money LaunderingDark Web ActivityDrug TraffickingFederal Prosecution And PenaltiesMulti-Agency Task Force CooperationSynthetic Cathinones / Designer Drugs

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