Money laundering Coverage

$10 million Raleigh mansion for sale once raided by FBI agents

A $10 million Raleigh mansion for sale was once owned by a couple at the center of a money laundering case.

Russian accused of murder for hire, convicted of fraud released from federal custody

Leonid Teyf, the man at the center of a raid in Raleigh that grabbed international headlines, is no longer in federal custody.

Leader of motorcycle gang sentenced for trafficking meth, firearms

U.S. Attorney Michael Easley, federal officials and the Raleigh Police Department announce the sentence of Christopher Lamar Baker, a leader of the Pagan motorcycle gang, who was convicted last year of drug trafficking, firearm and money laundering charges.

After murder-for-hire allegations, Russian couple sentenced for fraud

A Russian couple at the center of a murder-for-hire and money-laundering scheme in Wake County was sentenced Friday on fraud charges.

Russian couple pleads guilty in Wake murder-for-hire scheme

A Russian couple at the center of a murder-for-hire and money-laundering scheme in Wake County pleaded guilty Friday to federal charges in the case.

Former ECU football player gets 14 years in prison for marijuana trafficking

A former East Carolina University football player was sentenced Wednesday to 14 years in federal prison for drug and money laundering crimes, authorities said.

RDU airport officials discover luggage full of concealed cash

RDU airport officials scanned a piece of luggage, which was discovered to be full of concealed cash in vacuum-sealed in plastic bags.

Minor player pleads guilty in Russian money-laundering case

Federal officials have obtained a guilty plea in an international money laundering and murder-for-hire case involving Russian nationals living in Raleigh.

Authorities bust $12M cigarette smuggling operation based in Fayetteville

More than two dozen people were arrested last week in connection with a $12 million cigarette smuggling operation based in Fayetteville, authorities said Monday.

Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor, & Gilbert Baez, WRAL reporter

Multi-state money laundering, cigarette trafficking investigation based in NC

Officials share details on the indictment and arrests of multiple defendants in one of the largest multi-state organizations engaged in cigarette trafficking and money laundering on the East Coast. The operation was based in Cumberland County.

Guilty plea expected from man charged with helping Russian try to bribe Homeland Security agent

Documents filed this week outline a planned guilty plea for one of the men charged in connection to an international money laundering and murder-for-hire case involving Russian nationals living in Raleigh. Federal agents say John Cotter, a lifelong friend and business associate of Leonid Teyf's, will plead guilty to bribery.

Leonid Teyf case: Federal documents highlight alleged money laundering of north Raleigh resident

Newly obtained federal court documents are shedding new light on an international money laundering and murder for hire case involving Russian nationals living in Raleigh.

Cullen Browder, WRAL anchor/reporter

Plea: Agent funneled ill-gotten Medicaid gains to college athletes

A former North Carolina State University football player serving a prison sentence for his role in a Medicaid fraud scheme pleaded guilty last week to a single charge that links his inflated income from that scheme to money laundered through his sports agency and paid to college athletes, according to court documents released on Tuesday.

Former NCSU booster pleads guilty to paying bribes to college athletes

A former North Carolina State University football player serving a prison sentence for his role in a Medicaid fraud scheme pleaded guilty last week to a single charge that links his inflated income from that scheme to money laundered through his sports agency and paid to college athletes, according to court documents released on Tuesday.

Judge: Russian national charged in money laundering, murder-for-hire plot will stay behind bars

A judge ruled Tuesday that a wealthy Raleigh man at the center of an international money laundering and murder-for-hire case will stay behind bars, calling him a flight risk.

Natalie Matthews, WRAL digital journalist

Attorneys for Russian national charged in money laundering, murder-for-hire plot want him released due to health concerns

Attorneys for a wealthy Raleigh man at the center of an international money laundering and murder-for-hire case want him freed for health reasons and say he is not a threat, according to newly released documents.

Natalie Matthews, WRAL digital journalist

Business associate in Russian money-laundering case, wife appear in Raleigh federal court

The business associate of a wealthy Raleigh man at the center of an international money laundering and murder-for-hire case and the associate's wife appeared in federal court Monday.

Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau chief

Russian newspaper: Raleigh man at center of murder-for-hire case has ties to man indicted for interfering with 2016 election

A wealthy Raleigh man at the center of an international money laundering and murder-for-hire case has ties to a Russian oligarch who was indicted for interfering with the 2016 presidential election, according to a Russian watchdog newspaper.

Natalie Matthews, WRAL digital journalist

Russian couple at center of FBI raid in court, wife released without bond

The couple at the center of an international money laundering and murder-for-hire case appeared in federal court again on Tuesday morning in Raleigh.

Amanda Lamb, WRAL reporter & Natalie Matthews, WRAL digital journalist

Couple indicted in money laundering case appears in federal court

Two of the main defendants in an international money laundering and murder-for-hire case appeared in federal court Friday afternoon in Raleigh.

FBI agent: 'Fascinating case' of Raleigh-based Russian couple accused of money laundering

Two of the main defendants in an international money laundering and murder-for-hire case appeared in federal court Friday afternoon in Raleigh.

Cullen Browder, WRAL anchor/reporter

Former NCSU booster begins prison term for Medicaid fraud

A former North Carolina State University football player accused of providing impermissible benefits to student-athletes was sentenced Thursday to 18 months in prison for federal bribery and money laundering charges in a Medicaid fraud scheme.

Woman returns stolen money nearly 30 years later

A former Arkansas waitress was determined to right a wrong by mailing $1,000 in cash to the restaurant she once stole money from in the 1990s.

Former NCSU booster's associate gets probation in Medicaid fraud scheme

An associate of a former N.C. State University football player accused of providing impermissible benefits to student-athletes was sentenced Friday to a year of house arrest and five years on probation for his role in a Medicaid fraud scheme.

Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer

Former NCSU booster pleads guilty in Medicaid fraud scheme

A former North Carolina State University football player accused of providing impermissible benefits to student-athletes pleaded guilty Thursday to federal bribery and money laundering charges in a Medicaid fraud scheme.

Cullen Browder, WRAL reporter