ERIE, Pa. - A former resident of Coshocton, Ohio, has been sentenced in federal court to 48 months in jail on his conviction of violating money laundering laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
United States District Judge David S. Cercone imposed the sentence on Guadalupe Cortez Beserra, 30.
According to information presented to the court, Beserra conspired to commit money laundering by transferring and delivering approximately $914,190.00 in U.S. currency representing the proceeds of the buying, selling and otherwise dealing in cocaine from an Erie, Pennsylvania drug dealing operation. According to the information provided to the court, Beserra received the money from the organization’s drug dealing operation in Erie, and was instructed to count the money and repackage it in vacuum-sealed bags for further transport. Investigators seized the money after conducting a search of a residence in Coshocton, Ohio. The money seized by the investigators is subject to forfeiture.
Assistant United States Attorney Marshall J. Piccinini prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.
United States Attorney Brady commended the Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations, the Pennsylvania State Police, and the Coshocton County, Ohio Sheriff’s Office for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Beserra.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
