Utah family arrested after allegedly smuggling US $300M in oil from Mexico

Brownsville, United States.- Maxwell "Max" Sterling Jensen and Zachary Golden Jensen, who are part of a fuel smuggling scheme from Mexico and are accused of money laundering, pleaded not guilty this Tuesday at the South District Court in Brownsville. Reforma today published that Arroyo Terminals company, located in South Texas, on the border with Tamaulipas, washed at least $47 million from companies linked to organized crime in Mexico and the s…

Utah family arrested after allegedly smuggling US $300M in oil from Mexico

A Utah couple and their two sons are facing federal charges in the United States for allegedly smuggling US $300 million worth of crude oil from Mexico in collaboration with Mexican criminal organizations, authorities said. James Jensen, 56, and his wife, Kelly, 54, were arrested last week at their 26,893-square-foot modern mansion in Sandy, Utah, valued at US $9.1 million. U.S. Marshals used a battering ram to enter the property during a multi-…

MILENIO The Jensen family managed to smuggle Mexican oil valued at approximately $300 million through three companies that bought crude from criminal organizations to sell it to customers in the United States, resulting in at least $47 million being laundered in favor of cartels operating in Mexican territory, according to court documents. The United States government argues that James L. Jensen and Kelly Anne Jensen, along with their sons Maxwe…

Utah Family Busted in Cartel Oil Smuggling Probe

It sounds like something out of a Netflix crime drama, but this one’s all too real. A well-off Utah family is facing serious federal charges after being accused of smuggling crude oil out of Mexico and into the U.S. in one of the largest operations of its kind — all while allegedly working with cartel-connected businesses. James Jensen, 56, and his wife Kelly, 54, were arrested last week at their $9.1 million home in the upscale suburb of Sandy,…