The Brief
- Miguel Aguasvivas was sentenced to seven years after pleading guilty to money laundering tied to an alleged Colombian cartel.
- His wife, Katherine, was kidnapped and murdered by alleged cartel members in 2024 over drug money disputes, authorities say.
- Miguel’s attorneys plan to appeal the sentence while his children cope with the family’s loss and his imprisonment.
ORLANDO, Fla. – Miguel Aguasvivas, whose wife, Katherine, was kidnapped in Seminole County and murdered by an alleged drug cartel in 2024, was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in federal prison after pleading guilty to money laundering charges. He was not charged in connection with her death.
What we know:
Miguel Aguasvivas was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in federal prison after pleading guilty to money laundering charges. His wife, Katherine Aguasvivas, was kidnapped in broad daylight in Winter Springs by co-defendants linked to an alleged Colombian drug cartel and later killed.…