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Former Mexican Governor Faces U.S. Extradition on Drug, Laundering Charges
By Brian Monroe
printThe arrest of a former Mexican governor for possible extradition to the United States refocuses attention on a case that U.S. prosecutors say involves the laundering of millions of dollars in drug cartel money with the aid of a Lehman Brothers broker. Mexican authorities took Mario Villanueva Madrid into custody June 21 as he left prison after completing a six-year sentence on a money laundering conviction. Villanueva, the former mayor of Mexico's Quintana Roo state, is wanted in New York on drug trafficking, money laundering and racketeering charges. Authorities say he helped drug traffickers move hundreds of tons of narcotics...
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