{"id":1101,"date":"2025-03-20T09:04:18","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T09:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/2025\/03\/20\/mexican-singer-gerardo-ortiz-admits-to-performing-for-cartel-jalisco-in-us-court-amid-federal-investigation\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T09:04:18","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T09:04:18","slug":"mexican-singer-gerardo-ortiz-admits-to-performing-for-cartel-jalisco-in-us-court-amid-federal-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=1101","title":{"rendered":"Mexican singer Gerardo Ortiz admits to performing for Cartel Jalisco in US court amid federal investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Mexican regional music star Gerardo Ortiz has admitted in a U.S. court to performing at concerts linked to Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generaci\u00f3n (CJNG), a powerful criminal organization. Ortiz\u2019s testimony is part of the federal case against \u00c1ngel del Villar, executive director of DEL Records, who faces charges related to financial dealings with drug traffickers.<\/p>\n<p>Ortiz\u2019s confession came as he cooperated with the FBI, revealing that he performed at six concerts organized by promoter Jes\u00fas P\u00e9rez Alvear, who had ties to CJNG. Despite receiving an official FBI warning in 2018 about P\u00e9rez Alvear\u2019s connections to drug trafficking, Ortiz allegedly continued to perform at cartel-affiliated events, with prosecutors citing at least 19 additional performances.<\/p>\n<p>During the March 18, 2025, court proceedings, federal prosecutor Alexander Schwab confirmed Ortiz\u2019s ongoing cooperation, stating, \u201cGerardo Ortiz is cooperating with the authorities and will testify against Del Villar.\u201d The case aims to expose links between the music industry and organized crime, shedding light on the financial operations behind these performances.<\/p>\n<p>Ortiz, born in Pasadena, California, rose to fame as a child and became one of the most prominent figures in the m\u00fasica regional genre. However, his career has faced multiple controversies, including previous arrests and accusations of glorifying violence in his music.<\/p>\n<p>The trial highlights the impact of the Kingpin Act, which prohibits U.S. citizens from conducting business with designated drug traffickers. By continuing to work with cartel-affiliated figures, Ortiz now faces legal consequences that could alter his career.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, promoter P\u00e9rez Alvear, a key figure in the case, was murdered in December 2024, raising further security concerns for those entangled in organized crime investigations.<\/p>\n<p>Ortiz\u2019s future remains uncertain as he navigates legal proceedings, while his testimony is expected to play a critical role in determining the fate of \u00c1ngel del Villar.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mexican regional music star Gerardo Ortiz has admitted in a U.S. court to performing at concerts linked to Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generaci\u00f3n (CJNG), a powerful criminal organization. Ortiz\u2019s testimony is part of the federal case against \u00c1ngel del Villar, executive director of DEL Records, who faces charges related to financial dealings with drug traffickers. Ortiz\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1101"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1101\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}