DOJ: 5 Mexican Cartel Bosses Charged in Drug, Gun Schemes
The cartel is accused of trafficking methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin and fentanyl while using fraud schemes that cost Americans more than $400 million.
- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced on August 5 the unsealing of indictments against five high-ranking Jalisco New Generation Cartel members, establishing a $100 million reward fund for information leading to their capture.
- Beyond drug trafficking, the CJNG operates complex, multilayered fraud schemes targeting the elderly. Between 2019 and 2023, these operations cost more than $400 million, according to Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Tysen Duva.
- Juan Carlos Valencia Gonzalez, known as Palon, has assumed cartel leadership with a $25 million bounty on his capture. Julio César Montero Carlos Pinzón and Carlos Andrés Rivera Varela allegedly use assassins to control communities through violence.
- The State Department is targeting 65 associates linked to the CJNG by preventing U.S. entry, Ambassador Michael Gonzalez said. Twenty-six individuals have already had their visas revoked.
- Drug Enforcement Administration head Terry Cole told reporters the cartel remains "relentless," underscoring its continued threat while the agency pursues disruption of its operations and prosecution of members.
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The Department of Justice has announced sweeping actions against the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) for drug trafficking and defrauding elderly Americans in a sophisticated timeshare scam.PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced indictments against members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) for crimes including drug trafficking, weapons offenses, and a timeshare fraud scheme targeting elderly Amer…
US Unveils 5 Indictments Against CJNG Cartel Leaders
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Aug. 5 announced the Justice Department had unsealed indictments against five high-ranking members of a notorious Mexican drug cartel, and established a $100 million reward fund for information leading to their capture. The defendants included Julio Alberto Castillo Rodriguez and Hugo Gonzalo Mendoza Gaytán, who are accused of trafficking tons of methamphetamine and cocaine into the United States for the …
DOJ Unseals Cartel Indictments, Announces $100M+ Reward for CJNG Leaders
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announces the unsealing of five indictments against senior leaders of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), alongside more than $100 million in rewards for information leading to the arrest of eight cartel leaders. Join this channel to get access to OAN Live & perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNbIDJNNgaRrXOD7VllIMRQ/join Visit us On OAN Live...
DOJ Charges Top Members of Jalisco Cartel With Trafficking, Scam
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