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Jessica Oseguera reportedly reached a deal with United States authorities
Documents filed in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday indicate she will plead guilty at a court hearing on Friday
Seguera is the American-born daughter of Nemesio El Mencho Oseguera
She was arrested in February 2020 while attending a court session for her jailed brother, Rubén El Menchito Oseguera, in Washington, D.C.
El Mencho is the leader of Jalisco New Generation Cartel, seen by many as one of the two most powerful criminal organizations in Mexico
According to the Drug Enforcement Administration, the cartel is No. 2 behind Joaquín El Chapo Guzmán s Sinaloa Cartel in the U.S.
Juan Manuel Abouzaid was arrested in Jalisco, Mexico, on Tuesday afternoon
Abouzaid is accused by Mexico and the United States of being tied to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel
The U.S. Department of Treasury designated him as a drug trafficker under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act or Kingpin Act last Wednesday
He is accused of coordinating the shipments of drugs and laundering money for the Jalisco New Generation Cartel
The DEA s 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment lists nine Mexican cartels, including El Chapo s Sinaloa Cartel, as the major importers of drugs to the U.S. in 2020.
Mexico extradites drug kingpin, 68, to the US after he laundered money for El Chapo for decades
Raúl Flores was extradited on drug trafficking charges to the United States, Mexico s Attorney General announced Sunday
Flores had been in custody of Mexican judicial system since his arrest in July 2017
Local outlets report that Flores had ties to the Sinaloa Cartel, Jalisco New Generation Cartel and the Gulf Cartel, among other drug trafficking networks
He reportedly trafficked cocaine for Mexican cartel from 1980 to March 2017 Mexican news outlet Milenio reported that Flores reportedly had laundered money for three cartels in Mexico
Mexican star soccer Rafael Marquéz and singer Julion Álvarez were linked to Flores as part of U.S. Treasury Department investigation in 2017