ADBagley, who co-edited the 2015 book “Drug Trafficking, Organized Crime, and Violence in the Americas Today,” was arrested by the FBI on Monday, officials said. He has repeatedly been invited to testify before Congress, served as an expert witness in high-profile trials and lent his expertise on topics including money laundering to the governments of Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Panama and Mexico. ADBut before that happened, federal prosecutors say, Bagley opened a bank account in the company’s name. ADTo hide the true source of the money, Bagley entered into “sham contracts” with the Colombian national, prosecutors said in a Monday statement. He has been charged with two counts of money laundering and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, and faces a sentence of up to 20 years in prison on each charge if convicted.

Source: Washington Post November 19, 2019 10:30 UTC