A Marlborough woman convicted last year of laundering millions of dollars to South America and Europe was sentenced to two and a half years in a federal prison last week.
Cassia Galliac-Freitas, 38, pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to conspiracy to launder money, money laundering and operating an unlicensed money transmitting businesses.
Her co-conspirator, Daniel Figueiredo, who's address was not available, was also sentenced. He had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to launder money and money laundering.
Both were sentenced to 30 months in prison, followed by 24 months of supervised release. They both will have to pay an $8,000 fine.
In 2004, investigators from the federal Drug Enforcement Agency, the Boston Internal Revenue Criminal Investigation Division, the U.S. Postal Inspectors and Immigration and Customs Enforcement began a probe after learning about a Sommerville business, CFA Telecommunications, supposedly laundering money.
Starting in 1999, Galliac-Freitas owned a Somerville storefront, offering phone cards and wire money transfers, court documents stated. During January and February 2005, she and Figueiredo accepted purported drug money from a federal informant three times - once each in Boston, Newton and Marlborough, authorities said.
During the investigation, Galliac-Freitas said she owned 14 such stores, including ones in Shrewsbury, Acton, Lowell, Connecticut, Georgia and New York.
Galliac-Freitas did not have a license to transfer money at CFA Telecommunications, according to an affidavit filed in federal court. Between 2001 and 2004, however, about $9 million was transferred into, and $7.6 million out of, six different bank accounts under the company's name.
Under a December 2001 law intended to halt funding for terrorists, money-transfer businesses must register with the federal government.
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