Pubdate: Fri, 15 Mar 2002
Source: Ogdensburg Journal/Advance News (NY)
Copyright: 2002 St. Lawrence County Newspapers Corp
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MONEY LAUNDERING

New York (Associated Press) -- A former police officer and his wife pleaded 
guilty on Thursday to laundering as much as $10 million in Colombian drug 
money by smuggling suitcases of cash from New York to Miami by rental car.

Homer Zapata, 38, and Liliana Lopez-Zapata, 33, entered guilty pleas a day 
after the prosecution concluded its case at their trial in federal court in 
Brooklyn, U.S. Attorney Alan Vinegard said in a statement.

The police officer was stripped of his gun and badge two years ago after a 
South Carolina sheriff's deputy discovered $200,000 in the couple's car 
during a traffic stop.
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