The person at the center of this case
Julio Cesar Montero Pinzon (suspect/fugitive)
Cold Case · Open - Active Wanted Fugitive
1 year waiting · since 2025
JULIO CESAR MONTERO PINZON
Justice for Julio Cesar Montero Pinzon (suspect/fugitive) — the trail went cold in 2025, but the truth hasn't.
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suspect
Lead #1What is Montero Pinzon's current location and how is he evading international law enforcement?
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evidence
Lead #2What specific timeshare fraud schemes were used to target American victims and launder hundreds of millions of dollars?
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person
Lead #3Who are the key members and associates of Montero Pinzon's criminal network within CJNG?
Julio Cesar Montero Pinzon, known by aliases including 'El Tarjetas' and 'El Chess,' is a high-ranking leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) wanted for money laundering, wire fraud, and providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization. Federal authorities allege he directed an international fraud scheme targeting American timeshare owners in Mexico that laundered hundreds of millions of dollars to finance CJNG's drug and weapons operations over the past decade. A federal arrest warrant was issued on October 27, 2025, by the U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, New York, and the U.S. Department of State is offering up to $10 million for information leading to his arrest or conviction.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn; U.S. Department of State Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program
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Lead #4How can the public or informants safely report information about Montero Pinzon's whereabouts to the FBI?
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Money Laundering Conspiracy; Providing Material Support, Attempting to Provide Material Support, and Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization; Wire Fraud Conspiracy Caution: Julio Cesar Montero Pinzon is an alleged high-ranking leader of Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), a major transnational cartel and designated foreign terrorist organization based in Mexico. Montero Pinzon allegedly directed an international complex fraud scheme targeting American timeshare owners in Mexico.
Over the past decade, this operation allegedly laundered hundreds of millions in alternative revenue to finance CJNG’s drug and weapons trade. Montero Pinzon is also an alleged leader of elite sicario hitmen units responsible for extreme violence and high-profile assassinations with access to military-grade weaponry.
On October 27, 2025, a federal arrest warrant was issued for Montero Pinzon in the United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, New York, after he was charged with Money Laundering Conspiracy; Wire Fraud Conspiracy; and Providing Material Support, Attempting to Provide Material Support, and Conspiracy to Provide Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization. Remarks: Montero Pinzon has ties to Jalisco, Mexico.
Timeline of Events
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2025-10-27
Federal Arrest Warrant Issued
Federal arrest warrant issued by U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn for Money Laundering Conspiracy, Wire Fraud Conspiracy, and Providing Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization
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Case Information
Incident:October 27, 2025
Last Updated:October 30, 2026
Up to $10 Reward
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Case Information
Incident:October 27, 2025
Last Updated:October 30, 2026
Up to $10 Reward
For information leading to the resolution of this case