In three separate cases, the Money Laundering Prosecutor’s Office secured convictions against three individuals for conspiracy to commit money laundering.

In the first case, the Specialized Court for Money Laundering Crimes sentenced Yesica Beatriz Vicente García to four years in prison and ordered her to pay a dignified reparation of Q.6,332.76. It was proven that she allowed her account to be used by the Barrio 18 Gang to receive extortion money, totaling Q.109,870.00.

In another case, the Sixth Criminal Court of First Instance sentenced Abelardo Aprecio Fernández Martínez to two years in prison. Based on a complaint filed by the Special Verification Department of the Banking Superintendency, he received Q.3,108,168 from April 10, 2010, to May 7, 2011. As a dignified reparation, he was ordered to pay three minimum wages and publish the sentence in two widely circulated newspapers.

Lastly, the Criminal Court of First Instance for Money Laundering Crimes sentenced Ana Gabriela Boteo López to four years in prison. Within three months, she received deposits totaling Q211,083.01 in her account, of which she could not justify the lawful origin.