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From a Brownsville Herald Article by Mark Reagan
Former Tamaulipas governor and one-time Mexican presidential candidate Tómas Yarrington Ruvalcaba has been released from federal prison, records show.
Yarrington, who was sentenced to 9 years in prison on March 15, 2023, was released on July 3, 2024. He pleaded guilty to One count of conspiracy to launder monetary instruments on March 25, 2021. Federal prosecutors have said he was responsible for laundering between $3.5 and $9.5 million over a period of 14 years.
As part of his plea deal, the federal government dismissed multiple charges that accused the former Mexican official of conspiracy to import cocaine and marijuana, bank fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution.
From a Brownsville Herald Article by Mark Reagan
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Former Tamaulipas governor and one-time Mexican presidential candidate Tómas Yarrington Ruvalcaba has been released from federal prison, records show.
Yarrington, who was sentenced to 9 years in prison on March 15, 2023, was released on July 3, 2024. He pleaded guilty to One count of conspiracy to launder monetary instruments on March 25, 2021. Federal prosecutors have said he was responsible for laundering between $3.5 and $9.5 million over a period of 14 years.
As part of his plea deal, the federal government dismissed multiple charges that accused the former Mexican official of conspiracy to import cocaine and marijuana, bank fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution.
