Bradenton’s IMG Academy to Pay $1.7M for Taking Students with Mexican Cartel Ties

Bradenton’s IMG Academy to pay $1.7M for taking students with Mexican cartel ties

The school’s continued transactions for the two students racked up nearly 90 violations of counternarcotics sanctions over four years.

IMG Academy Settles with OFAC for $1.7 Million Over Counternarcotics Violations - Ministry of Sport

IMG Academy, LLC has agreed to a $1.72 million settlement with the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). The penalty resolves 89 apparent violations of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Sanctions Regulations, involving the enrollment and tuition payments of children belonging to sanctioned leaders of a Mexican drug cartel. The settlement, announced on 12 February 2026, highlights an oversight at the world-renowne…