Jessica Johanna Oseguera González
Mexican criminal, El Mencho's daughter (born 1986)
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Jessica Johanna Oseguera González (born 23 July 1986) is a dual American and Mexican convicted money launderer and financial operator of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. She is the daughter of El Mencho, once Mexico's most-wanted drug lord.
- Mexican
- American
Jessica Johanna Oseguera | |
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Oseguera González in 2021 | |
| Born | July 23, 1986 San Francisco, California, United States |
| Other name | La Negra |
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| Alma mater | Universidad Jesuita de Guadalajara[1] |
| Organization | Jalisco New Generation Cartel |
Criminal status | Convicted and released |
| Spouse | Julio Alberto Castillo Rodríguez |
| Parent(s) | El Mencho Rosalinda González Valencia |
| Relatives | El Menchito (brother) Laisha Michelle Oseguera González (sister) |
Criminal charge | Money laundering |
Early life and education
Jessica Johanna Oseguera González, nicknamed La Negra, was born on 23 July 1986 in San Francisco, California, United States. She holds dual American and Mexican citizenship. Her parents were Rosalinda González Valencia and Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes (alias "El Mencho"). Rosalinda came from a family linked to the Milenio Cartel, while her father was a founding member and leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). Her siblings are Rubén Oseguera González (alias "El Menchito") and Laisha Michelle Oseguera González.[2][3]
She studied at the University of Guadalajara,[4] where she earned a bachelor's degree in marketing.[2]
Criminal career
On 26 February 2020, U.S. authorities arrested Oseguera González at a courthouse in Washington, D.C. She had gone to attend the preliminary hearing of her brother, Rubén, who had been extradited from Mexico to the United States a few days earlier.[5] At the time of her arrest, she resided in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.[6]
Oseguera González was charged with five counts related to her involvement with companies linked to the CJNG.[7] These companies had been designated by the Office of Foreign Assets Control.[8] The companies included a tequila brand, a sushi restaurant, and a vacation rental business.[9] As part of the sanction, the U.S. government prohibited U.S. citizens from engaging in business activities with her.[6]
On 12 March 2021, she pleaded guilty to knowingly engaging in financial transactions with the companies, facing up to 30 years in prison.[10] On 11 June, she was sentenced to 30 months at the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California after her attorneys requested a transfer so she could be closer to her family.[11]
Despite the sentence, the Federal Bureau of Prisons projected her release date for 13 April 2022, only 10 months.[12][13]
She was in fact released on 14 March 2022, after benefiting from the First Step Act, a federal law enacted by the United States in December 2018.[14][15]
Death of El Mencho
Her father Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes was killed in a military operation on 22 February 2026. His hideout in Tapalpa which was raided was likely a property of Cabañas La Loma, the vacation rental complex which was managed by Oseguera González.[a][16]
See also
Notes
- Previously called Las Flores Cabañas when it was designated by the US.