JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Jacksonville man has been sentenced to over four years in federal prison after pleading guilty to charges stemming from engaging in a money laundering scheme of more than $250,000.
Court documents from the Department of Justice say that the man, Mauricio Chahine, 53, had been reported to the Drug Enforcement Administration as a “money launderer with the ability to launder funds from the United States to other countries” by a confidential source.
Upon receiving the tip, the DOJ states that undercover agents had contacted Chahine, asking to meet, to which he agreed…