WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division issued the following news release:
A federal grand jury in the District of Minnesota returned an indictment on Aug. 20, charging Christopher A. Bravo Marin (Bravo), 46, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, a Mexican national, with conspiring to launder at least $750,000 in drug proceeds on behalf of the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), one of the most prolific and dangerous drug cartels in Mexico.Bravo was arrested yesterday by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents. He appeared before a U.S. magistrate judge in Minneapolis today.
"The indictment alleges that this defendant abused his position at a financial institution to help the CJNG cartel la...