Medellin crime boss receives 32 years in prison

Cebollero

A Medellin court in sentenced “El Cebollero,” to 32 and a half years in prison for money laundering, reported local media Wednesday.

On top of laundering money, El Cebollero, whose real name is Alirio Rendon, allegedly acted as chief of finance for Medellin crime syndicate “Oficina del Envigado,” and ran an extortion racket targeting businesses in Medellin’s Plaza Mayorista de Itagui commercial center.

Rendon maintained his innocence and claimed to have made his fortune by legal means in fruit and liquor sales.

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