u.s. Justice Sentences Guacho, Son-in-Law of Mencho, to 11 Years in Prison · Global Voices
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Beryl Howell, District Federal Judge in Washington, sentenced Cristian Fernando Gutiérrez Ochoa, son-in-law of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, ‘El Mencho’, leader of the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel (CJNG) to 11 years and eight months in prison.Gutiérrez Ochoa, known as ‘El Guacho’ and who had faked his death, was found criminally responsible for laundering millions of dollars allegedly from drug trafficking in California, United States.
The ostentatious life of Cristian Fernando Gutiérrez, alias the Guacho, will have a pause of 11 years and eight months while serving his sentence in prison. A United States judge sentenced Nemesio Oseguera’s son-in-law Cervantes El Mencho and one of the leaders of the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) for money laundering, according to the electronic record of his judicial case. It was Mencho himself who helped create the story that he had …
Mexico City, Mexico.- District federal judge Beryl Howell, based in Washington, sentenced Cristian Fernando Gutiérrez Ochoa, identified as son-in-law of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, ‘El Mencho’, leader of the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel (CJNG) for 11 years and eight months. Gutiérrez Ochoa, alias ‘El Guacho’, was found guilty of laundering millions of dollars allegedly from drug trafficking activities while residing in California under a fals…
Cristian Fernando Gutiérrez-Ochoa, son-in-law of the current leader of the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel (CJNG), was sentenced to 11 years in prison for money laundering in the United States, the Department of Justice reported on Thursday.Oriundo from the state of Michoacan, Gutiérrez-Ochoa "washed money for one of Mexico's most violent and prolific cartels and financed his lavish lifestyle—including homes, cars, watches and luxury jewelry—wit…
11 Years in Prison for Brother-in-Law of ‘El Mencho’ in the United States; He Lived in a Luxury Home
Gutiérrez Ochoa faked his death in Mexico and tried to live in the United States with the daughter of "El Mencho", although the luxuries finally gave them away.
Cristian Fernando Gutiérrez Ochoa , alias “El Guacho”, son-in-law of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, “El Mencho”, leader of the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel (CJNG ), was sentenced. The U.S. Department of Justice reported this Thursday, December 18, 2025, on the sentence received by the drug trafficker nicknamed “El Guacho”, 28 years old and originally from Michoacan. How many years in prison did he receive “El Guacho”, son-in-law of “El Mencho”? …
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