DALLAS – The Colombian cocaine kingpins faced extradition to the U.S. on serious drug trafficking charges and a lifetime in federal prison. They were desperate, wealthy and needed excellent legal advice.
What they got were attorneys who scammed them out of millions of dollars with false promises of beating drug charges. The plots were uncovered, however, and the feds have now won convictions against three lawyers – one Texan and two Colombians — for their corrupt dealings and interference in Texas drug trafficking cases.
The latest, a Colombian lawyer, was sentenced Thursday in Plano to seven and a half years in federal prison.
