US EditionFather, Son Indicted on Charges of Smuggling Crude Oil, Supporting Mexican Cartel
- Federal authorities indicted Maxwell Sterling Jensen, 25, and James Lael Jensen, 68, on May 22 in Texas for smuggling crude oil and supporting the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación .
- The charges stem from an investigation called Operation Liquid Death, which revealed alleged financial transfers of U.S. dollars to the CJNG, a Mexican drug cartel officially labeled as a foreign terrorist group by the U.S. government earlier this year.
- The Jensens, linked to companies operating Arroyo Terminals in Rio Hondo, Texas, allegedly facilitated about 2,881 shipments of stolen crude oil from cartel-controlled Mexican sources disguised as waste oil.
- Authorities seized four tank barges, tanker trucks, and other property, seek a $300 million money judgment, and prosecutors said conspiracy charges carry up to 20 years in prison each.
- This case highlights a coordinated federal effort targeting cartel enablers to disrupt crude oil smuggling and money laundering supporting terrorist organizations within the U.S.
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Salt Lake County father, son indicted for alleged material support of Mexican cartel
SALT LAKE COUNTY, Utah, June 2, 2025 (Gephardt Daily) -- Two Utah family members with ties to south Texas, have been charged with allegedly conspiring to materially support a Mexican cartel previously designated as a foreign terrorist organization, conspiracy to commit money laundering and related smuggling charges, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei. Prosecutors alleged that Maxwell Sterling Jensen, 25, Draper, and James Lael Jensen, 68…
James Lael Jensen and his son Maxwell Jensen, residents of Utah, were accused of using their company in Texas to assist the operations of the CJNG.
Mexican cartels are always looking for a way to wash money from their illegal activities.The Tijuana Cartel, led by the Arellano Félix clan, was one of the criminal organizations that innovated in this matter.They created a network of front companies that allowed them to hide billions of dollars that they obtained, mainly for drug trafficking on the border of Mexico and the United States.The Arellano Félix clan was at its peak in the 1990s, afte…
Utah Father, Son Indicted For Funding Mexican Cartel Through Texas Oil Smuggling Operation
A Utah father and son with Texas ties have been indicted on charges of conspiring to provide material support to the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), a Mexican organization recently designated as a foreign terrorist entity. The superseding indictment alleges that Maxwell Sterling Jensen, 25, of Draper, Utah, and James Lael Jensen, 68, of […] Utah Father, Son Indicted For Funding Mexican Cartel Through Texas Oil Smuggling Operation
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