WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Shu Jun Zhen, 31, of New York, was sentenced today in the Western District of North Carolina to nine years in prison and ordered to forfeit nearly $23 million for her role in a Chinese money laundering organization (CMLO) that laundered over $92 million in illicit funds, including proceeds from the importation and distribution of illegal drugs into the United States, primarily through Mexico. This is the second defendant from this CMLO to receive a significant sentence.
"Money launderers help drug traffickers evade the law by moving and concealing their profits, which is why it i...