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Queens Accountant Sentenced for Laundering $20 Million Drug Funds

2/3/2026

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Rui Fang Yu, a 40-year-old accountant from Queens, was sentenced to two years for laundering over $20 million linked to drug trafficking.
From 2016 to 2020, she laundered funds for a Mexican cartel.
Yu pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit concealment money laundering in August.
After sentencing, Yu faces deportation to China and possible loss of her green card.
The case was investigated by the DEA and FBI.

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Story summary

Rui Fang Yu, a 40-year-old accountant from Queens, was sentenced to two years for laundering over $20 million linked to drug trafficking.
From 2016 to 2020, she laundered funds for a Mexican cartel.
Yu pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit concealment money laundering in August.
After sentencing, Yu faces deportation to China and possible loss of her green card.
The case was investigated by the DEA and FBI.