Opening statements in a drug money laundering trial get underway in an Austin courtroom today.
Among the men charged: Jose Trevino Morales. Federal prosecutors call Morales the brother of two top leaders of the Zeta drug cartel, and say he’s involved in a money-laundering scheme for the cartel: hiding millions of dollars in drug money in the horse racing business in Texas and other states.
Jury selection concluded yesterday. The trial gets underway at 9 a.m. in the courtroom of U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks.
