Ex-Wife of Cartel Leader Pleads Guilty to Violating U.S. Sanctions
Wendy Dalaithy Amaral Arevalo, the ex-wife of a leader of the Mexican drug cartel Los Cuinis, has pleaded guilty to violating the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act. Despite being sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), Amaral Arevalo engaged in transactions with IMG Academy in Florida, funneling over half a million dollars in illicit drug proceeds as tuition payments for her child. Her actions were in direct violation of U.S. counternarcotic sanctions, which aim to prevent foreign narcotics traffickers from using American institutions to move drug money. Amaral Arevalo's ex-husband, Gerardo Gonzalez Valencia, was previously sentenced to life in prison for cocaine distribution. 
