Court Sentencing
A federal judge in Virginia sentenced Dámaso López Serrano, known as ‘El Mini Lic’, to five years in prison on Wednesday, February 4, for attempting to traffic more than 400 grams of fentanyl. López Serrano violated a prior cooperation agreement with the DEA by re-engaging in criminal activities while under supervision. The case highlights challenges in rehabilitating former cartel members seeking legal redemption.
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A Hong Kong property manager has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for stealing HK$61.1 million (US$7.8 million) from a housing estate over a decade by adding a zero to reimbursement cheques. Wong Wai-lung, 53, admitted to the elaborate fraud and gambled away all the money. The High Court described it as the largest single theft from a Hong Kong residential complex's owners’ corporation to date.