BOSTON (WWLP) – A Massachusetts man has been sentenced to prison for his role in laundering hundreds of thousands of dollars for drug suppliers in Central and South America.
According to court documents, law enforcement received information regarding international money-laundering organizations that used money brokers as liaisons between drug suppliers in Central and South America and customers in the United States.
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The brokers would reportedly arrange contracts with money launderers based in the U.S. to conduct pickups of the drug proceeds on behalf of suppliers in Latin America. Investigators then began posing as money launderers to conduct controlled pickups nationwide, including in Boston.
During the investigation, it was determined that 48-year-old Jason Hunter of Revere delivered drug proceeds to undercover agents on several occasions. On February 28, 2024, Hunter delivered $140,000 to investigators. He was arrested on April 3, 2024, when he was on his way to a money pickup that had been arranged by a broker…