Singer's son, like dad, facing federal charge of money laundering
By Eric Swedlund
arizona daily star
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 06.07.2008
Less than a month after a popular Tejano singer pleaded guilty to money laundering, federal agents arrested his son, who was wanted on similar charges related to marijuana trafficking, authorities said.
Adalberto Gallegos III, 33, was taken into custody Wednesday at the DeConcini Port of Entry in Nogales as he tried to enter the United States from Mexico. Customs and Border Protection officers identified Gallegos III as having several warrants for his arrest, said Deputy U.S. Marshal Thomas Twohey.
Gallegos III and his father, 52-year-old Adalberto Gallegos Jr., were indicted on federal charges of conspiracy to commit money laundering in December 2007. In addition to the money-laundering charge, Gallegos III was wanted for failing to appear on a federal weapons violation in November 2007, Twohey said.
Gallegos Jr., of Tucson, is awaiting an Aug. 6 sentencing after pleading guilty to a money laundering charge May 16.
Federal prosecutors say that Gallegos Jr., the frontman for The Latin Breed, received more than $270,000 in drug money, depositing the funds in a bank account in Tampa, Fla., later withdrawing the money from a Tucson bank.
The indictment for Gallegos III said he received more than $61,000 in drug money in the same manner. Gallegos III is a Latin hip-hop and R&B singer who records under the name Luis Alberto, Twohey said.
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