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Date: 06-24-2022
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United States of America v. Rudy Guerrero
Case Number: 5:21-cr-00136-DCR-EBA
Judge: Danny C. Reeves
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky (Fayette County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office
Defendant's Attorney:
Description: Lexington, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with money laundering.
Rudy Guerrero, age 37, was involved in a promotional money laundering scheme, amongst eight defendants, and included criminal activities in Lexington and Chicago, during the conspiracy. According to testimony at trial, Guerrero delivered bulk cash drug proceeds on three separate occasions within a week. The proceeds totaled approximately $450,000 and were intended to further the drug trafficking activities of the larger criminal organization. The money laundering scheme involved the conversion of bulk cash to cryptocurrency, for transfer to other conspirators based in Mexico.
Guerrero was indicted in December 2021.
The investigation was conducted by the DEA. The United States was represented in the case by Assistant U.S. Attorney Todd Bradbury.
He faces up to up to 20 years of incarceration and a fine of up to $500,000. However, the Court must consider the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and the applicable federal sentencing statutes before imposing a sentence.
Outcome: Defendant was convicted by a jury.
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