Senior member of Mexican cartel indicted on wire fraud, money laundering, and terrorism charges for operating massive timeshare properties fraud scheme

Sept. 22, 2025 — Earlier today, an indictment was unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn, charging Julio Cesar Montero Pinzon (Montero Pinzon), also known as “El Tarjetas,” “Moreno,” “El Chess,” “Cesar Hernandez Jimenez,” and “CH Jimenez,” a senior member of the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG), and his half-sister Griselda Margarita Arredondo Pinzon (Arredondo Pinzon), for their roles in an international fraud scheme organized and controlled by CJNG that targeted Americans who own timeshare properties in Mexico. Montero Pinzon and Arredondo Pinzon are each charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.  Read More