José Adán Salazar Umaña, alias “Chepe Diablo,” does not fit the normal profile of a criminal leader. As the former president of the first division of Salvadoran soccer and the …
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Chepe Diablo, Long Accused Cartel Leader, Let Off the Hook in El Salvador
by Sabra Bozychby Sabra BozychA business magnate who is an alleged leader of El Salvador’s Texis Cartel has escaped justice once again, after a court dropped money laundering charges against him.
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Hotels seized from accused Salvadoran drug kingpin Chepe Diablo were awarded lucrative government contracts to serve as quarantine centers, according to an audit of pandemic spending by El Salvador’s Court of …
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The vice president of El Salvador, Óscar Ortiz, is closer than he has claimed to the illegal activities of José Adán Salazar Umaña, alias “Chepe Diablo,” who was arrested on …
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José Adán Salazar Umaña, alias “Chepe Diablo,” has been accused of laundering money via shell companies in Panama, a reminder of the important role these corporate structures play for criminal …
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In a reversal befitting of his criminal career, “Chepe Diablo” has been taken off the US Treasury Department’s “Kingpin List,” even as he faces stiff money laundering charges in home …
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Unlike some Central American gangs that have earned fame for their brutality and their liberal use of violence, the Cartel de Texis has developed a reputation for a more business-like …
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Weekly InSight: ‘Chepe Diablo,’ the Texis Cartel and El Salvador Elites
by Sabra Bozychby Sabra BozychIn our April 6 Facebook Live session, Senior Investigator Héctor Silva Ávalos spoke with Senior Editor Mike LaSusa about one of the biggest organized crime stories in Latin America this …
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El Salvador’s Attorney General’s Office arrested José Adán Salazar Umaña, alias “Chepe Diablo,” the alleged leader of the Texis Cartel, the most important drug trafficking and money laundering organization in …
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The Lucky ‘Kingpin’: How ‘Chepe Diablo’ Has (So Far) Ridiculed Justice
by Mia Meyerby Mia MeyerJosé Adán Salazar Umaña is the only Salvadoran citizen currently on the US government’s Kingpin List. But in his defense, Salazar Umaña claims is he is an honorable businessman who …