Man Charged in Alleged Money Laundering Scheme

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY - Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced Marco Antonio Martinez Sanchez, a citizen of Mexico, has been charged by information on March 21, 2022, in the Santa Cruz County Superior Court for laundering money for an illegal enterprise.

As alleged in the information, Sanchez is accused of committing Second Degree Money Laundering and Illegally Conducting an Enterprise between December 29, 2017, and July 12, 2018, by depositing $172,423 into a Wells Fargo Bank account in order to conceal the identity of actual persons receiving the deposits. 

Assistant Attorney General Sabrina Lochner is prosecuting this case. The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Nogales Office.

All defendants are presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law.

A copy of the Information is available here.

Marco Antonio Martinez Sanchez
Marco Antonio Martinez Sanchez