Money laundering counts thrown out in Chinese man's US sanctions violations case
( August 20, 2025, 15:41 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: US District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly granted Chinese national Jin Guanghua's motion to dismiss four substantive money laundering counts he faced as part of an alleged scheme to facilitate the sale of tobacco to North Korea through the US financial system. The money laundering charges were thrown out for lack of venue. The judge denied his efforts to throw out the remaining charges, which include bank fraud, money laundering conspiracy and violations of US sanctions.See attached files....
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