Business Partner of Boxer Canelo Alvarez Suspected of Money Laundering for CJNG Fuel Thieves

 "Socalj" for Borderland Beat

Following last week's ICE arrest and accusations of Sinaloa Cartel ties of boxer Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr., Mexican news outlet Reforma also cited numerous sources regarding the ties of a Mexican businessman who is a partner in a gas station convenience store company with famed Mexican boxer Canelo Alvarez. 

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Utah Oil Family Are First US Citizens to Face Terrorism Support Charges in CJNG Fuel Theft Scheme Worth $300 Million

"Socalj" for Borderland Beat

A wealthy Utah family between May 2022 and March 2025, managed to cross into the United States some $300 million in crude oil, and they managed to launder at least $47 million of it for CJNG linked businesses.

They now face an additional charge: providing material support to a terrorist organization. 

The Jensens face charges including material support to a foreign terrorist organization, fuel trafficking, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. If convicted, they could face up to 20 years in prison and fines of up to $530 million.

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Utah Family Charged for $300 Million Stolen Pemex Crude Oil Smuggling Scheme with CJNG Cartel

"Socalj" for Borderland Beat

A Utah family who owns a large oil importation company in Texas is making headlines after being arrested and indicted on federal charges in connection with a scheme to smuggle crude oil from Mexico into the United States.

James Lael Jensen and his wife Kelly were booked into the Salt Lake County Jail after authorities executed an arrest warrant at their $9.1 million mansion. The couple is accused of conspiring to smuggle 2,881 different shipments of crude oil from Mexico. Two of their sons were arrested as well.

According to the indictment, the Jensen family began laundering money and illegally importing crude oil in May 2022. But accusations made by PEMEX in a 2011 lawsuit show James Jensen had been involved in the illegal oil smuggling from Mexican cartels for well over a decade.

Authorities allege that more than $47 million was transferred from businesses operated by James and Kelly Jensen to "Mexican businesses" from 2022 until 2025.

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Héctor Villegas, Tamaulipas State Secretary Accused of Huachicol Links, Survives Ambush

By "El Huaso" for Borderland Beat

Early this morning, the Tamaulipas State government reported that Héctor Joel Villegas González, the Tamaulipas State Secretary, survived an armed attack while driving on the Reynosa-San Fernando highway.

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