). ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁charged ▁in ▁court ▁with ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁cr imes , ▁mainly ▁money ▁la und ering , ▁drug ▁and ▁arms ▁tra ff ick ing , ▁and ▁em be zz lement . ▁For ▁some ▁reason , ▁all ▁charges ▁except ▁income ▁tax ▁ev asion ▁were ▁dropped , ▁apparently ▁at ▁the ▁ins istence ▁of ▁the ▁C IA ▁( which ▁had , ▁incident ally , ▁spons ored ▁the ▁Bay ▁of ▁P igs ▁invasion , ▁and ▁has ▁long ▁been ▁said ▁to ▁cover t ly ▁support ▁the ▁Colomb ian ▁c oca ine ▁trade ▁Cart aya ▁facil itated ). ▁In ▁the ▁after math , ▁Florida ▁Att orney ▁General ▁Robert ▁She vin ▁returned ▁$ 7 , 6 0 0 ▁in ▁contributions ▁from ▁W FC - connected ▁Latin ▁business men . ▁D ade ▁County ▁Democratic ▁chairman ▁Michael ▁Abr ams ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁a ▁W FC - back ed ▁ins urance ▁company . ▁ ▁Ac qu itt al ▁and ▁conv iction ▁Cart aya ▁and ▁his ▁former ▁a ide ▁Salvador ▁Ald er egu ia - O rs ▁were ▁acqu itted ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁of ▁a ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁ind ict ment ▁charg ing ▁them ▁with ▁consp iring ▁to ▁use ▁a ▁false ▁pass port ▁to ▁help ▁Hern ande z ▁Cart aya ▁escape ▁from ▁A j man ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Arab ▁Em ir ates . ▁Cart aya ' s ▁pass port ▁had ▁been ▁conf isc ated ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁by ▁the ▁A j man i ▁to ▁have ▁him ▁rep