Former Tamaulipas Governor Indicted in Money Laundering Scheme with Brother-in-Law

Jun 19, 2015 · Sourced to the U.S. Department of Justice

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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – An indictment has been officially unsealed charging Eugenio Hernandez Flores, the former governor of Tamaulipas, Mexico, with conspiring to launder monetary instruments and aiding and abetting the operation of an unlicensed money transmitting business, ann

District

Southern Texas

Announced

Jun 19, 2015

Forfeiture

$2M

Status

Charged

Defendants

Eugenio Hernandez Flores — age 57 · Tamaulipas, Mexico · indicted
Oscar Gomez Guerra — age 43 · indicted

Charges

Conspiracy to launder monetary instruments
Max: 20 years in federal prisonEugenio Hernandez Flores· indicted
Conspiracy to launder monetary instruments
Max: 20 years in federal prisonOscar Gomez Guerra· indicted
Aiding and abetting the operation of an unlicensed money transmitting business
Max: five years in federal prisonEugenio Hernandez Flores· indicted
Aiding and abetting the operation of an unlicensed money transmitting business
Max: five years in federal prisonOscar Gomez Guerra· indicted

Financial actions

money judgment: $30 million — Personal money judgment sought from both defendants
forfeiture: $2 million — Criminal forfeiture of four real properties, three located in McAllen valued at more than $2 million and one in Austin
fine: $500,000 — Maximum fine if convicted of money laundering conspiracy (or twice the value of the monetary instrument or funds involved)
fine: $250,000 — Maximum fine if convicted of operating an unlicensed money transmitting business

Investigating agencies

Drug Enforcement AdministrationInternal Revenue Service - Criminal InvestigationHomeland Security InvestigationsFederal Bureau of InvestigationU.S. Marshals ServiceOrganized Crime Drug Enforcement Task ForcesU.S. Attorney's Office

Case details

Prosecuting office: Southern District of Texas

Criminal ForfeitureInternational Cooperation And Cross-Border CrimeMoney LaunderingMulti-Agency Investigation (Ocdetf)Political CorruptionUnlicensed Money Transmitting Business

Primary source

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