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American timeshare owners (fraud victims); CJNG organization targets
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187 days waiting
JULIO CESAR MONTERO PINZON
Justice for American timeshare owners (fraud victims); CJNG organization targets — the trail went cold in 2025, but the truth hasn't.
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suspect
Lead #1Where is Montero Pinzon currently hiding and what security measures protect him?
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evidence
Lead #2What documentation exists linking the timeshare fraud scheme to CJNG money laundering operations?
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clue
Lead #3Which American timeshare companies and victims were targeted in this decade-long fraud operation?
Julio Cesar Montero Pinzon is an alleged high-ranking leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) who directed an international fraud scheme targeting American timeshare owners in Mexico, allegedly laundering hundreds of millions to finance the cartel's drug and weapons operations. Federal charges filed in October 2025 include money laundering conspiracy, wire fraud conspiracy, and providing material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization. Montero Pinzon remains at large and is considered extremely dangerous due to his alleged command of elite sicario hitmen units with access to military-grade weaponry.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, New York
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Lead #4Who are the other alleged conspirators and members of the elite sicario units under Montero Pinzon's command?
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Lead #5What international law enforcement agencies are coordinating with the FBI to locate and apprehend Montero Pinzon?
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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
Julio Cesar Montero Pinzon charged with money laundering conspiracy, wire fraud conspiracy, and providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization in U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
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Case Information
Incident:October 27, 2025
Last Updated:April 29, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:October 27, 2025
Last Updated:April 29, 2026
Up to $245,000 Reward
For information leading to the resolution of this case