Published May 08, 2013
Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas – A jury has begun deliberating the case against five men charged in a Texas federal court with using a race horse breeding operation to launder drug cartel money.
Jurors began deliberating about Wednesday afternoon after prosecutors and defense attorneys gave their closing arguments in Austin.
Investigators say the case centers on Jose Trevino Morales, who's a brother of two reputed Zeta leaders in Mexico.
The defendants are charged with money laundering conspiracy related to operations of a horse ranch near Lexington, Okla. Prosecutors say ranch operators went through $16 million in horse-related expenses in 30 months.
An attorney for Trevino has said prosecutors wrongly targeted his client due to the alleged illegal actions of his brothers — Miguel Angel Trevino Morales and Oscar Omar Trevino Morales.
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