The person at the center of this case
Julio Cesar Montero Pinzon (fugitive subject)
Cold Case · Open - Fugitive at Large
324 days waiting
JULIO CESAR MONTERO PINZON
Justice for Julio Cesar Montero Pinzon (fugitive subject) — the trail went cold in 2025, but the truth hasn't.
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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 operations targeted American victims and how were proceeds laundered?
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Lead #3Who are the key financial facilitators and money launderers operating within the CJNG network?
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 the cartel's drug and weapons operations. A federal arrest warrant was issued on October 27, 2025, by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, and he remains at large with a $10 million reward offered for information leading to his capture.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) - New York Field Office; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
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Lead #4What elite sicario units does Montero Pinzon command and who are their known members?
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Lead #5What aliases and false identities has he used to evade detection?
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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, Brooklyn.
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Case Information
Incident:October 27, 2025
Last Updated:September 9, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:October 27, 2025
Last Updated:September 9, 2026
Up to $10 Reward
For information leading to the resolution of this case