CAFC Exclusive Webinar: Mexico After Mencho
Cartel fragmentation, financial flows and emerging threats. For anti-financial crime professionals, the real story was never the death of a kingpin. It is what survived him.
What you will take away
- What emerging intelligence shows about whether CJNG fragmented after El Mencho.
- Who controls CJNG's global money laundering network, and why that continuity matters.
- How bulk cash is collected, moved and placed into the financial system.
- The latest cartel-linked typologies and AML red flags, from crypto to trade-based laundering.
Overview
What this webinar is
A Coalition Against Financial Crime exclusive webinar on the true state of CJNG's financial operations after El Mencho, and what it means for AML programs.
The death of Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes sent shockwaves through Mexico's criminal landscape. But did CJNG actually collapse? Did it fragment the way experts predicted? Did the money laundering operation get disrupted? Did the revenue stream dry up? What emerging intelligence has uncovered will challenge everything you thought you knew about the post-Mencho landscape.
For anti-financial crime professionals, the real story was never the death of a kingpin. It is what survived him. And what survived him may be more sophisticated, more resilient, and more deeply embedded in the global financial system than most compliance programs are prepared to confront. This CAFC webinar was built for the professionals on that front line.
Join a panel of former cartel insiders, senior DEA investigators, and financial crimes specialists for a frank, intelligence-driven conversation about the true state of CJNG's financial operations, the networks that remain intact, and what it all means for AML programs, transaction monitoring, and the detection of illicit financial flows in a rapidly shifting threat environment.
Audience
Who it is for
This is not a theoretical discussion. The panelists have lived it, investigated it, and prosecuted it. Come prepared to take notes.
You should watch if you are
- A BSA/AML compliance officer
- A financial intelligence analyst
- A financial crimes investigator
- A law enforcement professional working cartel and narcotics cases
- A risk or fraud professional at a financial institution
- A compliance leader responsible for program governance and regulatory readiness
What this panel covers
- The Post-Mencho Reality — What the Intelligence Actually Shows
- The Continuity of CJNG's Financial Power
- The Billion-Dollar Revenue Stream the AML World Is Missing
- Bulk Cash Smuggling & Placement
- A Name to Know Before It Makes the News
- Emerging Typologies & AML Red Flags
Themes
Key focus areas
Contents
Topics of discussion
The questions the panel works through on CJNG's finances after El Mencho.
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The Post-Mencho Reality — What the Intelligence Actually Shows
Did CJNG fragment? Did the financial infrastructure miss a beat? We examine what emerging intelligence reveals about the true state of the organization and why the compliance community cannot afford to stand down.
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The Continuity of CJNG's Financial Power
We examine the family responsible for CJNG's global money laundering network, and why their continuity of control is one of the most important things compliance professionals need to understand right now.
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The Billion-Dollar Revenue Stream the AML World Is Missing
Beyond drug trafficking, CJNG is generating billions through large-scale theft operations involving American and Mexican nationals in border communities. Most AML programs aren't built to detect it.
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Bulk Cash Smuggling & Placement
Before any wire transfer or bank account enters the picture, there is a physical cash problem to solve. A firsthand breakdown of how bulk currency is collected, moved, and crossed — and where the…
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A Name to Know Before It Makes the News
The next generation of CJNG leadership is already in motion. We will discuss why compliance teams need to be tracking these transitions now rather than after they make headlines.
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06
Emerging Typologies & AML Red Flags
The latest cartel-linked money laundering methods compliance teams need to know, including cryptocurrency, trade-based money laundering, funnel accounts, and complicit money service businesses.
Speakers
Who you will hear from
Select any speaker for their full biography.
John Calderon
Founder & Chair, Coalition Against Financial Crime (Moderator)
A leading authority in anti-financial crime education and strategic threat analysis, John has built CAFC into a premier resource for compliance professionals navigating the intersection of organized crime and the financial system. He will moderate and frame the discussion around actionable intelligence for AML practitioners.
Jonathan Sullivan
Former DEA Senior Special Agent
With decades of frontline experience targeting major drug trafficking organizations, Jonathan provides an operational lens on how CJNG is restructuring following El Mencho's capture — and what those structural shifts mean for the financial trails that AML officers and investigators are tasked with identifying.
Margrito "Jay" Flores
Former Sinaloa Cartel Kingpin, Federal Cooperating Witness
One of the most consequential cooperating witnesses in U.S. cartel prosecution history, Jay Flores delivers what no compliance training manual can: a firsthand account of how cartels structure their finances, layer proceeds through legitimate-looking businesses, and deliberately exploit gaps in financial institution oversight.
Robert Bacon
Adjunct Instructor, National White Collar Crime Center
A financial crimes specialist with deep expertise in money laundering investigation and detection, Robert translates cartel financial behavior into practical intelligence for compliance teams — covering the red flags, emerging typologies, and institutional vulnerabilities that cartels are actively exploiting today.
Event overview
At a glance
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Logistics
Webinar details
Timing
- Thursday, April 16, 2026
- 12:00 – 1:00 PM CT
Venue and organiser
- Online
- Coalition Against Financial Crime
- info@cafc.org