Huang and Nauer pleaded guilty to six charges of money laundering and Naufahu to two. Nauer admitted laundering $420,000 of Comanchero drug money by repeatedly purchasing high-end cars using cash. They all laundered Comancheros drug money through the cash purchases of luxury cars and, in one instance for Naufahu, via a cosmetic procedure for calf implants. Those charges of money laundering and participating in an organised criminal group were dropped against Nauer. A police investigation into the Comanchero motorcycle gang’s money laundering operations, dubbed Operation Rider, began in late 2019 after Operation Nova.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 24, 2023 03:11 UTC