A South Florida man is headed to prison for life after being found guilty of killing an associate-turned-government witness and then burning his body.
U. S. District Judge Cecilia Altonaga imposed the maximum sentence on Wednesday in Miami.
Prosecutors say 26-year-old Andres Campo killed Erik Comesana in May 2011. The victim was planning to plead guilty to gun-trafficking charges and had cut a deal to testify against Campo and his illegal weapons business.
The Miami Herald reports Campo's business exported firearms to Colombia's largest left-wing rebel group, the FARC.
In September, a federal jury found Campo guilty of conspiracy, first-degree murder, obstruction of justice, firearms trafficking and unlawful possession of a weapon as a fugitive.
