Woman Laundered Over $70,000 for Drug Trafficking Organization
Posted on Dec 22, 2009 2:23pm PST
Diana Gjuraj (37) pled guilty to
money laundering charges in federal court this past week. According to reports, she laundered over $70,000 for her brother, a convicted leader of a
drug trafficking organization.
Gjuraj was charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering and fraud in loan and credit applications. Police say she took over $70,000 from her brother between 2003 and 2008 and then deposited the money into bank accounts listed under her name.
Police claim that Gjuraj used the money to write checks to pay for her brother's cars, rent and medical and legal expenses. They say that she also gave false information to lenders when she applied for mortgage and car loans.
This past summer, her brother (Isni Gjuraj) was sentenced to 26 years and 8 months imprisonment after he pled guilty to charges of intent to distribute crack cocaine and retaliating against a witness. He was accused of being a drug trafficking leader by law enforcement.
In August, Diana Gjuraj was arrested by federal agents as she left the courtroom after her brother was sentenced. She faces up to 50 years in prison and a $1.5 million fine. Her sentencing is expected to occur in March 2010.
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