- Colombian man arrested in Florida and brought to South Carolina for prosecution in connection with $135 million drug money laundering operation in Upstate South Carolina.
GREENVILLE — A Colombian man tied to a massive international money laundering operation was arrested in Florida and brought to South Carolina for prosecution, the latest arrest in a sprawling federal investigation based in the Upstate that has already led to at least a half-dozen convictions.
William Andres Holguin Mendez, 40, “backchanneled approximately $135 million of illegal drug proceeds tied to Upstate South Carolina,” said Anish Shukla, FBI Columbia special agent in charge.
He was indicted on one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, with the federal government seeking that nine-figure sum in forfeiture. He remains in custody and faces up to 20 years in prison…