Zhenli Ye Gon sentenced to 15 years for money‑laundering

Zhenli Ye Gon money laundering 15‑year sentence Altiplano prison $205 million cash seizure

A Mexican federal judge sentenced Chinese‑Mexican businessman Zhenli Ye Gon to 15 years and one day in prison for the crime of operations with resources of illicit origin, commonly described as money‑laundering. The court also imposed a fine of 140,400 pesos, denied any prison‑substitute benefits or conditional release, suspended his political and civil rights and ordered an admonition.

The sentence was confirmed on 25 July 2019 by the magistrate of the Tercer Tribunal Unitario in Materia Penal. Ye Gon is being held at the Federal Social Readaptation Center No. 1 “Altiplano” in Almoloya de Juárez, State of Mexico. The case stems from the 2007 discovery of about US$205 million in cash at his Lomas de Chapultepec residence and a 2008 financial‑intelligence report that led to allegations he laundered more than US$33 million through transfers to tax havens, linked to the illegal sale of chemical precursors for synthetic drugs.

Entities

Almoloya de Juárez, State of Mexico · Centro Federal de Readaptación Social Altiplano · Centro Federal de Readaptación Social No. 1 Altiplano · Centro Federal de Readaptación Social No. 1 “Altiplano” · Constructora Inmobiliaria Federal · Federal Prosecutor’s Office (FGR) · Federal Social Readaptation Center No. 1 “Altiplano” · Federal Social Rehabilitation Center No. 1 “Altiplano” · Fiscalía General de la República · Fiscalía General de la República (FGR) · Mexican Federal Court (Tercer Tribunal Unitario) · Mexico

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[● 26 SOURCES] He was fined 140,400 Mexican pesos. www.primeralinea.mx · www.quinceminutos.mx · codigoqro.mx · lajornadasanluis.com.mx · diario.mx · +18 more
[● 26 SOURCES] He is incarcerated at the Centro Federal de Readaptación Social No. 1 “Altiplano” in Almoloya de Juárez, State of Mexico. www.primeralinea.mx · www.quinceminutos.mx · codigoqro.mx · lajornadasanluis.com.mx · diario.mx · +18 more
[● 19 SOURCES] The investigation began after a 2008 financial‑intelligence report and the 2007 seizure of about $205 million in cash at his residence. www.primeralinea.mx · www.quinceminutos.mx · codigoqro.mx · lajornadasanluis.com.mx · diario.mx · +12 more
[● 25 SOURCES] He was denied substitute prison benefits and conditional release. www.primeralinea.mx · www.quinceminutos.mx · codigoqro.mx · lajornadasanluis.com.mx · diario.mx · +17 more
[● 26 SOURCES] He was convicted of the crime of operations with resources of illicit origin (money laundering). www.primeralinea.mx · www.quinceminutos.mx · codigoqro.mx · lajornadasanluis.com.mx · diario.mx · +18 more
[● 26 SOURCES] He allegedly laundered more than $33 million that originated from illegal sale of chemical precursors for synthetic drugs. www.primeralinea.mx · www.quinceminutos.mx · codigoqro.mx · lajornadasanluis.com.mx · diario.mx · +18 more
[● 26 SOURCES] He was sentenced to 15 years and one day imprisonment. www.primeralinea.mx · www.quinceminutos.mx · codigoqro.mx · lajornadasanluis.com.mx · diario.mx · +18 more
[● 26 SOURCES] The court suspended his political and civil rights. www.primeralinea.mx · www.quinceminutos.mx · codigoqro.mx · lajornadasanluis.com.mx · diario.mx · +18 more
[● 26 SOURCES] Authorities seized about $205 million in cash at Zhenli Ye Gon's residence in March 2007. eltiempomx.com · laregiontula.com.mx · estamosaqui.mx · www.primeralinea.mx · www.quinceminutos.mx · +18 more
[● 20 SOURCES] He allegedly laundered more than $33 million through transfers to tax havens. eltiempomx.com · laregiontula.com.mx · estamosaqui.mx · muropolitico.mx · www.primeralinea.mx · +13 more
[● 17 SOURCES] The conviction was confirmed on 25 July 2019 by the magistrate of the Tercer Tribunal Unitario in Materia Penal. eltiempomx.com · laregiontula.com.mx · estamosaqui.mx · muropolitico.mx · periodicocontacto.com · +11 more