Former mayor from Ecuador provided diversion program for not declaring gold, cash when entering U.S.

Posted on November 22, 2014 • Filed under: Crime, Ecuador, Police/Military Activity, United States

miamiherald.com reported a former Ecuadoran municipal official who was arrested earlier this year at Miami International Airport (MIA) for failing to declare gold and cash she was carrying struck a deal with prosecutors that would spare her trial and prison, a federal prosecutor said in court Monday.

“It [the deal] has been agreed to and approved”, assistant U.S. attorney Sean Cronin told U.S. Magistrate Judge Patrick White.

Under the agreement, Esther Arce Moncayo — the former vice mayor of the Ecuadoran city of Santo Domingo – will enter into a pre-trial diversion program which is is generally reserved for defendants with no felony convictions. Read Article

THINKING OF MOVING TO ECUADOR – READ THIS BOOK FOR A DEEPER CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING

Share This Story
  • Print
  • Digg
  • StumbleUpon
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • Yahoo! Buzz
  • Twitter
  • Google Bookmarks
  • Add to favorites
  • email