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 <li>The DoJ has arrested Maximilien de Hoop Cartier, a direct descendant of Louis Cartier.</li>
 <li>Cartier was arrested in Miami, where he allegedly worked with a Colombian drug cartel.</li>
 <li>The Cartier heir is accused of laundering hundreds of millions of dollars.</li>
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The United States Justice Department (DoJ) has made a significant arrest, charging Maximilien de Hoop Cartier, an heir to the Cartier jewelry empire, with conspiring to launder proceeds from drug trafficking using the largest stablecoin by market capitalization, <a href="https://coinedition.com/tether-sets-new-record-with-4-52-billion/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Tether</a> (USDT).
Maximilien de Hoop Cartier, a direct descendant of Louis Cartier, the founder of the luxury jewelry brand, was arrested in Miami, where he allegedly coordinated with a Colombian drug cartel.&nbsp;
Alongside five Colombian nationals, Cartier<a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/purported-member-cartier-family-and-five-colombian-nationals-charged-their-roles" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> attempted</a> to import 100 kilos of cocaine and laundered hundreds of millions of dollars, mainly through over-the-counter (OTC) USDT trades. The group successfully laundered 14.5 million USDT before their arrests.
Currently held in a Miami detention center, Cartier’s co-conspirators are detained in Colombian jails. The scheme involved Cartier controlling shell companies and misrepresenting to financial inst…
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