FBI Offers $10,000 for Information on Fugitive Duque

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is actively searching for Colombian national Victor Julian Duque, also known as Victor Julian Duque Tobon, and has offered a reward of up to $10,000 for information that leads to his location and arrest. Duque is wanted in connection with an alleged money laundering scheme involving narcotics trafficking proceeds in the United States.

He is reportedly the only individual among nine charged in the investigation who remains at large, with eight others arrested and six convicted. The investigation indicates that the network, which Duque is accused of being part of, moved over $54 million in drug proceeds since 2021 using fictitious businesses and bank accounts.

The scheme involved recruiting individuals to establish these businesses, with cash couriers collecting and depositing large sums into associated accounts. The funds were then transferred to individuals and businesses in both the United States and Colombia, complicating efforts to trace the money back to its criminal origins.