A Colombian customs worker, Omar Ambuila, pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit money laundering in a federal court in Tampa, Florida. The 63-year-old admitted to taking bribes and funneling over $1 million in drug proceeds. Ambuila, who was extradited from Colombia in 2023, faces a potential 20-year prison sentence at his upcoming April sentencing.
The case was expected to shed light on a scandal involving misconduct by more than a dozen federal agents during DEA money laundering investigations worldwide. Notably, corrupt DEA agent Jose Irizarry, currently serving a federal prison term, was called to testify in the trial.
