Xiomara Christian, a 37-year-old resident of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, has been sentenced to 33 months in prison for her involvement in a money laundering conspiracy. This decision follows her guilty plea made on October 10, 2024.
The announcement was made by United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), New York Division.
Christian admitted that between May 2017 and November 2018, she conspired with others to launder drug proceeds from Europe and Australia through bank accounts located in the Northern District of New York. The intention was to disguise the origin of these funds as legitimate business transactions.
In one instance on October 4, 2018, Christian delivered €101,950 ($114,816.09) in drug proceeds to an undercover agent with the National Police of The Netherlands. On the following day, another co-conspirator handed over $85,000 AUD ($57,843 USD) in Melbourne to an undercover agent with the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission. These funds were then wired through a bank account in Latham, New York before being transferred to accounts in Panama.
Senior United States District Judge Lawrence E. Kahn also imposed a money judgment against Christian amounting to $172,659. After serving her prison term, Christian is expected to be removed from the United States.
The DEA conducted the investigation into this case while Assistant U.S. Attorney Douglas Collyer handled its prosecution.