US EditionDel Records CEO Ángel Del Villar Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison After Cartel Ties Conviction
Del Villar was sentenced for conspiring with a sanctioned promoter, generating over $1.5 million despite legal bans, and fined $2 million, with Del Entertainment on probation.
- On Thursday, Aug. 14, José Ángel Del Villar, CEO of Del Records, was sentenced to four years in prison for violating the Kingpin Act after a March conviction.
- Under the Kingpin Act, U.S. law bans dealings with Jesús Pérez Alvear, but Del Villar organized concerts with him during 2018-2019 after his April 6, 2018 sanction.
- Del Villar was found guilty on 10 counts of violating the Kingpin Act and one conspiracy charge, facing a maximum of 30 years but receiving a 48-month sentence.
- Del Villar must surrender to prison officials by Dec. 1 and pay a $2 million fine for violating the Kingpin Act.
- The law allowed a maximum 30-year penalty under the Kingpin Act, and prosecutors described a sophisticated criminal scheme spanning 2018-2019.
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‘Face to Prison’: Ángel Del Villar Is Sentenced to 4 Years in the Us for Links with Drug Trafficking
Music producer and businessman Ángel Del Villar, founder of Del Records, was sentenced in the United States after being found guilty of violating the Law on the Designation of Foreign Heads of Drug Trafficking, known as the Kingpin Act.The decision was issued by Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong, after a jury found him responsible for collaborating with a Jesús Pérez Alvear, a promoter murdered in 2024, linked to Mexican cartels.In addition to D…
Latin Music Mogul Ángel del Villar Gets 4 Years in U.S. Prison for Money Laundering Ties to Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG)
The music executive who built the careers of some of the most successful names in regional Mexican music, including Gerardo Ortiz and Eslabón Armado, has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for conspiring to conduct financial transactions with a drug trafficker designated by the United States government. Angel del Villar is the founder of Del Records.
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OC RegisterHuntington Beach music executive gets 4 years for ties to Mexican cartel promoter
The CEO of a prominent Latin music label from Huntington Beach was sentenced Thursday, Aug. 14 to four years in federal prison for doing business with a Guadalajara concert promoter linked to two of Mexico’s most powerful drug cartels, the Department of Justice announced. In April 2018, José Ángel Del Villar, 45, head of Del Records and its talent agency Del Entertainment Inc., began working with Jesús Pérez Alvear — known as “Chucho” — to promo…
Los Angeles, Aug. 15 (EFE).- Mexican music producer Ángel Del Villar, executive director of Del Records, was sentenced this Friday in the United States to four years in jail for violating a law that prohibits people and companies in this country from doing business with known drug traffickers and their associates. Del Villar, 45, will also have to pay a $2 million fine, detailed by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) in a statement. Fe…
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