The heir to the Cartier brand, which has a history of more than 150 years and is the manufacturer of many luxury products from watches to jewelry and bags, has been arrested in the United States on unbelievable allegations. The heir of the French company, Maximilien de Hoop Cartier, who was arrested and sued by US Department of Justice officials, is allegedly working with a Colombian drug gang.

Hundreds of millions of dollars in money laundering with USDT

Maximilien de Hoop Cartier, a direct blood descendant of Louis Cartier, who founded the Cartier brand in 1847, was arrested yesterday in Miami, US media outlet Protos reported. 5 Colombians working with Cartier, who was trying to smuggle 100 kilograms of cocaine into the US, were also arrested in Colombia. It is also stated that Cartier wanted to launder hundreds of millions of dollars through OTCs, also known as over-the-counter transactions, with the stablecoin USDT. It was stated that the group laundered a total of $14.5 million in drug money with USDT through these OTCs before they were caught.

Cartier is also accused of laundering hundreds of millions of dollars in US dollars and Argentine pesos.

He also set up shell companies

According to the information, Maximilien de Hoop Cartier, who is the heir of a brand like Cartier, which still appeals to a very serious customer base in the world, has also established shell companies to run his system and introduced his activities as technology and software business.

Although Cartier is a French company, Maximilien de Hoop Cartier’s citizenship is in Argentina, where he also owns wine, beer and water companies.

Tether, the issuer of USDT, is known for coordinating with the US government on many issues and freezing funds used in illegal transactions.