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CARTEL CAPTAIN PINCHED: Senior CJNG Member Indicted for Massive Timeshare Fraud
The boys in blue just dropped the hammer on a high-profile cartel player, fam. Julio Cesar Montero Pinzon, aka El Tarjetas, and his half-sister Griselda Margarita Arredondo Pinzon are lookin' at some serious charges π. These CJNG OGs were runninβ a slick timeshare fraud scheme that duped thousands of Americans outta millions.
According to the indictment, theyβve been playinβ this long con since 2012, takin' folks for all kinds of up-front fees with empty promises of big payouts. Instead of getting their money back, victims were left high and dry π. The fraud scheme was so elaborate it even had follow-up scams where the crooks pretended to be lawyers or government officials to squeeze more cash outta the same marks.
Attorney General Pamela Bondi laid it down: "This senior leader of a foreign terrorist organization allegedly defrauded innocent citizens to fuel terrorism against the American people. The CJNG and other cartels are on notice: no scheme, plot, or conspiracy will evade the reach of this Justice Department." If convicted, both Montero Pinzon and Arredondo Pinzon face up to 20 years in federal lockup for each count.