Former Ecuadorian Banker Pleads Guilty to Laundering Bribe Proceeds; Father Convicted in Miami, Son Pleads Guilty to Migrant Smuggling

The U.S. Department of Justice has announced that a former banker has pleaded guilty to laundering bribe proceeds that benefited his father, the former Comptroller General of Ecuador. The funds were funneled through the U.S. financial system and invested in various South Florida ventures. The father has previously been convicted of money laundering in Miami. In a separate case, a father and son who own two restaurants in Woburn, Massachusetts, have also pleaded guilty to charges of smuggling migrants.