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CANAS SENTENCED IN MONEY LAUNDERING CASE
May 05, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
David E. Nahmias, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, and James D. Vickery, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation, announce that GLORIA CANAS, 45, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, was sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge Marvin H. Shoob on charges of money laundering. According to Nahmias and evidence presented at the plea hearing:CANAS was sentenced to 2 years in federal prison. There is no parole in the federal system. CANAS was also ordered to serve 3 years supervised release.
During an undercover operation into wire remittance businesses suspected of assisting drug traffickers, CANAS wired funds represented to be drug trafficking proceeds to the South American Country of Colombia. The investigation revealed that CANAS wired at least $20,000 in suspected drug proceeds. CANAS also agreed to obtain and provide blank money orders to pay others involved in drug trafficking. In return for her services, CANAS would receive a fee for the proceeds that she agreed to structure and to wire. On February 5, 2004, CANAS pled guilty to a money laundering charge.
This case was investigated by the Special Agents of the IRS, and Assistant United States Attorney Bjay Pak prosecuted this case.
For further information please contact David E. Nahmias, United States Attorney or F. Gentry Shelnutt, Chief, Criminal Division, through Patrick Crosby, Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Attorney's Office, at (404) 581-6016. The Internet address for the HomePage for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia is www.usdoj.gov/usao/gan.