Elder Camacho, a 36-year-old resident of Georgia, pled guilty on March 25 before United States District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo to misprision of a felony, according to a March 31 announcement by U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle.
Court documents show that on May 25, 2022, Camacho drove a codefendant from Atlanta, Georgia to New Orleans with the purpose of laundering bulk cash drug proceeds from the Eastern District of Louisiana to Texas. He also helped purchase packaging materials intended to conceal the cash.
Camacho faces up to three years in prison, a fine as high as $250,000, up to one year of supervised release and a mandatory special assessment fee of $100.
This prosecution is part of the Homeland Security Task Force initiative established by Executive Order 14159. The task force is described as a partnership among government agencies focused on eliminating criminal cartels and organizations involved in crimes such as human smuggling and trafficking within the United States and abroad. The initiative places particular emphasis on investigating and prosecuting those engaged in child trafficking or other crimes involving children.
The investigation was led by the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Orleans Field Division Office with assistance from several law enforcement agencies including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Border Patrol, Gretna Major Crimes Task Force, Kenner Police Department, Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, St. John’s Parish Sheriff’s Office, Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office and New Orleans Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney Lynn E. Schiffman is handling the prosecution.
