Overview

• José Ángel Del Villar received 48 months in prison and a $2 million fine after a federal jury found he conspired to transact with a cartel-linked promoter in violation of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act.
• Del Entertainment was sentenced to three years of probation and fined $1.8 million following its March conviction on conspiracy and multiple Kingpin Act counts.
• Prosecutors showed Del Villar willfully arranged performances with Jesús Pérez Alvear, an OFAC-designated trafficker accused of laundering funds for CJNG and Los Cuinis.
• Co-defendant Luca Scalisi pleaded guilty in May to a Kingpin Act conspiracy charge and faces sentencing in October.
• Last week the Treasury Department added another musician to its sanctions list for alleged cartel money-laundering, extending its financial crackdown.