"The trial in the United States against the Jensen family is beginning to reveal the criminal structure that allegedly helped them illegally smuggle thousands of shipments of crude oil stolen from Pemex, the Mexican state-owned oil company, into the U.S. EL PAIS has followed the trail of the intermediary who connects the family of oil magnate James Jensen to the leadership of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), which is in charge of huachicol: the fuel theft business."
"Documents included in the trial now reveal the companies on both sides of the border involved in this lucrative business: from the importer in the United States to the transporters operating from Mexico. An investigation by this newspaper reveals a network of shell companies sanctioned by Mexican tax authorities that have smuggled astronomical quantities of petroleum products into Texas through customs, primarily from Tamaulipas."
"On Thursday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed that her government has requested Washington extradite the Jensens for their involvement in the smuggling of fuel stolen from Pemex. The court documents refer to intelligence reports prepared by U.S. security agencies, with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in the lead. These reports record conversations between agents and a businessman who became an operative for the CJNG cartel and is now cooperating as an informant."
"This individual, whose identity is being withheld, described having a close relationship with Ivan Cazarin Molina, aka El Tanque, and Cesar Morfin Morfin, aka Primito, leaders of the Jalisco-based criminal organization dedicated to the theft and smuggling of Pemex oil. The informant, now an integral part of the CJNG's criminal structure, described his role in collecting extortion payments on behalf of the cartel, money which he then used to bribe federal and local officials."
The U.S. trial against the Jensen family exposes an alleged criminal structure that smuggled thousands of shipments of crude oil stolen from Pemex into the United States. An intermediary reportedly connects James Jensen's family to Jalisco New Generation Cartel leadership responsible for huachicol, the organized fuel theft business. Court documents identify companies on both sides of the border, from a U.S. importer to Mexican transporters, and reveal a network of shell companies sanctioned by Mexican tax authorities. Those shell companies allegedly smuggled vast quantities of petroleum products into Texas, primarily from Tamaulipas. U.S. intelligence reports led by the DEA include an informant describing extortion collection, bribes to federal and local officials, and schemes in which Mexican customs agents falsified documents to facilitate exports of stolen fuel.
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