Associated Press
March 6, 2008
SAN ANTONIO (AP) – A man who worked as a contractor in Iraq has been indicted on smuggling charges for allegedly sending $150,000 in undeclared cash to San Antonio.
David Ricardo Ramirez was indicted by a federal grand jury in San Antonio on charges of smuggling bulk amounts of cash and structuring bank transactions to avoid cash-reporting requirements. The indictment says the cash was sent in packages to his sister in San Antonio with jewelry, kites and T-shirts.
Authorities believe he spent the money on a condo in Austin, property in Val Verde County, a 1989 Lamborghini and a 2007 Ducati motorcycle.
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