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Justice Department announces indictments of five CJNG leaders and $100M-plus in rewards
Summary
The Department of Justice and partner agencies announced unsealed indictments against five senior leaders of the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) and said the State Department is offering more than $100 million in rewards for information leading to arrests. Law enforcement officials also described large-scale drug seizures and a timeshare fraud that targeted mostly elderly Americans.
The Department of Justice on the record announced the unsealing of five federal indictments against senior leaders of the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) and said the State Department is offering more than $100,000,000 in rewards to aid in arrests.
"And more than $100,000,000 in rewards announced today by the state department, the US government will use all tools to bring these defendants to justice no matter where they are," Attorney General Blanche said as he opened the briefing. DOJ officials said the indictments include charges tied to large-scale drug trafficking, firearms offenses and, in separate filings in New York, alleged timeshare fraud targeting seniors.
Why it matters: DOJ and its partners characterized CJNG as a transnational criminal and terrorist threat whose profits and corruption sustain violent operations across borders. The agencies announced coordinated enforcement, financial seizures and diplomatic tools — including visa restrictions — to disrupt the cartel's leadership and networks.
Law enforcement officials emphasized enforcement and victim restitution. ‘‘The funds they utilized and they scammed out of these call centers from senior citizens from across America totaled over $400,000,000," FBI Director Kesh Patel said, describing one fraud investigation that prosecutors say enabled CJNG to finance part of its operations.
The briefing concluded with a short question-and-answer period in which reporters pressed officials about related prosecutorial decisions and international cooperation. Several follow-ups were left unresolved in the provided transcript.
The Department of Justice said it will continue to work with international partners to locate and extradite the named defendants.
