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CMU ex-trustee pleads not guilty to money laundering
November 9, 2012 12:19 am
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A Texas lawyer and former Carnegie Mellon University trustee entered a standard not guilty plea Thursday to charges that he helped a Mexican drug cartel launder $600 million in narcotics money.
Marco Delgado, 46, an international trade attorney in El Paso, appeared briefly before a federal judge in El Paso, who scheduled a detention hearing for Wednesday.
Mr. Delgado was indicted last month under seal on charges that he helped the Milenio drug cartel launder its money in 2007 and 2008.
He was arrested last week by Homeland Security agents in El Paso.
Mr. Delgado earned his master's degree at CMU and was on the board of trustees from 2006 until this year.
His lawyer refused comment on the charges.
First Published November 9, 2012 12:00 am
