U.S. Attorney Carla B. Freedman | U.S. Department of Justice
Xiomara Christian, a 37-year-old resident of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, has been sentenced to 33 months in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering. This announcement was made by United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), New York Division.
Christian admitted guilt on October 10, 2024, confessing that between May 2017 and November 2018, she and an accomplice laundered drug money from Europe and Australia through bank accounts located in the Northern District of New York. Their intention was to hide the true origin of these funds and make them appear as if they were obtained legally through legitimate business activities.
On October 4, 2018, Christian delivered €101,950 ($114,816.09) in drug proceeds to an undercover agent with the National Police of The Netherlands. The following day, an undercover agent with the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission collected $85,000 AUD ($57,843 USD) from another co-conspirator in Melbourne. Christian then facilitated the transfer of this money through a bank account in Latham, New York before sending it to accounts in Panama.
Senior United States District Judge Lawrence E. Kahn also imposed a money judgment against Christian amounting to $172,659. Upon completion of her prison term, Christian faces deportation from the United States.
The DEA conducted the investigation for this case while Assistant U.S. Attorney Douglas Collyer handled its prosecution.
