bank accounts at

Bancolombia titled in his, his wife’s, and his company’s names. Ospina said that

he had exchanged the pesos secured from these sources for euros at Cambios

Centauros, a money exchange in Colombia. After several hours of questioning, the

United States Attorney’s office was contacted to determine whether the United

States would investigate Ospina or take action against him. The United States

Attorney’s office declined. However, on the advice of its attorney, MDPD seized

Ospina’s funds.

      The day after the funds were seized, agents visited Amistar Telecom Inc.,

one of the two entities identified by Ospina as one of his suppliers of cellular

telephones.   Amistar, an entity that bought and sold telephones, confirmed that

Ospina in the past had purchased merchandise from Amistar on a monthly basis. It

also providedDoyle Rice

USA TODAY

Goodbye and good riddance Joaquin, Erika and Patricia.

The World Meteorological Organization on Monday retired the three names from its rotating list used for hurricanes and tropical storms in light of the death and destruction the storms caused last year.

In the Pacific, Hurricane Patricia was the strongest hurricane ever recorded in either the eastern Pacific or Atlantic basins. It weakened before landfall and hit a sparsely populated region of the west coast of Mexico, killing 8 people.

In the Atlantic, Hurricane Joaquin battered the Bahamas in October. It killed 34 people — all at sea — including the 33 crewmembers of the cargo ship El Faro, which sank during the storm northeast of the Bahamas.

Tropical Storm Erika, which lashed the Caribbean in August, killing 30, is only the