A district judge in Mexico has been arrested for allegedly accepting a $2 million payment to let the right-hand man of the ex-Olympic snowboarder turned alleged drug kingpin, Ryan Wedding, go free. Luis Benítez Alcántara, 49, of Mexico City, was arrested on…
The International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) has announced the arrest of two suspects in separate cybercrime investigations in Nigeria, including a suspect linked to a phishing and business email compromise operation that collected about 2.1 million email addresses. INTERPOL disclosed this…
Colombian authorities have arrested Mexican judge Luis Benítez, a figure wanted by the United States over allegations that he took a $2 million bribe to free one of Canada’s most powerful drug traffickers. The case puts a spotlight on the overlap…
(CNN) — A Mexican judge is accused of taking a $2 million bribe in exchange for releasing a suspected Canadian drug trafficker from custody in an investigation into a billion-dollar drug trafficking ring, U.S. officials said Thursday. Luiz Benítez Alcántara, 49, was arrested…
The charges stem from Andrew Clark's extradition proceedings, the DOJ said. A Mexican judge is accused of accepting a $2 million bribe from a top associate of Ryan Wedding, a former Olympian snowboarder turned alleged drug kingpin, according to the Department…
A Mexican judge is accused of taking a $2 million bribe in exchange for releasing a suspected Canadian drug trafficker from custody in an investigation into a billion-dollar drug trafficking ring, U.S. officials said Thursday. Luiz Benítez Alcántara, 49, was arrested in Colombia…
Luis Benítez Alcántara was arrested in Colombia on Sunday accused of ordering the release of a Canadian lieutenant to accused drug lord Ryan Wedding The October 2024 arrest of Andrew Clark – the alleged second-in-command to a sprawling and murderous international narcotics…
WASHINGTON: A Mexican judge is accused of taking a $2 million bribe in exchange for releasing a suspected Canadian drug trafficker from custody in an investigation into a billion-dollar drug trafficking ring, US officials said Thursday. Luiz Benítez Alcántara, 49, was arrested…
The Treasury Department announced Thursday that it is imposing sanctions on dozens of individuals and companies connected to international criminal operations accused of defrauding Americans through online scams, as the Trump administration moves to dismantle the financial networks supporting cyber-enabled…
Luis Benítez was taken into custody in Colombia on Sunday and faces nine charges in the US, including assisting the accused drug trafficker U.S. agents arrested a Mexican judge on charges he accepted a $2 million bribe to free an…
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