💰 MONEY MAN DOWN: Colombian Cash Kingpin Sentenced to Five Years for Drug Laundering

It’s all over for Luky, aka Michael Nunez Daza, the 49-year-old kingpin of a transnational money laundering ring. The feds caught up with him, and he's now lookin' at 60 months in the clink 🏋️. He was also ordered to forfeit $1.2 million in ill-gotten gains. According to court docs, Nunez Daza orchestrated a slick operation that moved drug money from Mexico through multiple U.S. cities and into Colombian pesos back in Cali. In just eight months between 2017 and 2018, he laundered at least $1.2 million for his Mexico-based opps. Nunez Daza was indicted in January 2023, extradited to the U.S. in April 2025, and pleaded guilty to money laundering conspiracy on Aug. 14, 2025. Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew R. Galeotti and Special Agent Stefanie Roddy of the FBI Newark Field Office made the announcement. The FBI led the investigation, with help from the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and international partners in Colombia.