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Sanctioning CJNG-Controlled Timeshare Resort for Defrauding U.S. Citizens
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Sanctioning CJNG-Controlled Timeshare Resort for Defrauding U.S. Citizens

#CJNG #Timeshare Fraud #Sanctions #Mexico #Fentanyl #Foreign Terrorist Organization #Executive Order #Kovay Gardens

📌 Key Takeaways

  • U.S. imposes sanctions on Mexican timeshare resort Kovay Gardens and associated entities linked to CJNG
  • CJNG has been designated as both a Foreign Terrorist Organization and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist
  • The cartel generates revenue through timeshare fraud among other criminal activities
  • Sanctions are implemented under Executive Orders targeting drug proliferation and terrorism

📖 Full Retelling

The United States, through Principal Deputy Spokesperson Thomas 'Tommy' Pigott, announced on February 19, 2026, sanctions against Kovay Gardens, a Mexican timeshare resort, along with five Mexican individuals and 17 Mexican companies linked to timeshare fraud schemes orchestrated by the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), which the Trump Administration previously designated as both a Foreign Terrorist Organization and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist due to its criminal activities including drug trafficking and fentanyl distribution that endanger Americans. The sanctions represent a coordinated effort to disrupt the financial networks of transnational criminal organizations that specifically target U.S. citizens through deceptive timeshare operations while simultaneously combating the cartel's more violent enterprises. Last year's designation of CJNG as a terrorist entity marked a significant escalation in the U.S. approach to combating Mexican cartels, recognizing their global reach and extreme violence beyond traditional drug trafficking activities. The action was taken pursuant to Executive Order 14059, which targets the proliferation of illicit drugs and their means of production, and Executive Order 13224, as amended, which targets terrorists and their supporters, with the U.S. Treasury Department issuing additional details about the specific sanctions measures that will freeze any assets these designated entities may hold under U.S. jurisdiction.

🏷️ Themes

International Crime, Financial Sanctions, Counter-Terrorism

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Home Office of the Spokesperson Press Releases … Sanctioning CJNG-Controlled Timeshare Resort for Defrauding U.S. Citizens hide Sanctioning CJNG-Controlled Timeshare Resort for Defrauding U.S. Citizens Press Statement Thomas "Tommy" Pigott, Principal Deputy Spokesperson February 19, 2026 The United States is sanctioning Kovay Gardens, a Mexican timeshare resort, along with five Mexican individuals and 17 Mexican companies linked to timeshare fraud schemes orchestrated by the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación . Last year, the Trump Administration designated CJNG as both a Foreign Terrorist Organization and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist . CJNG generates illicit revenue through drug trafficking, fuel theft, extortion, human trafficking, and timeshare fraud, and further endangers Americans by trafficking illicit fentanyl, which President Trump rightly designated as a weapon of mass destruction. The United States remains committed to protecting the American people from vicious FTOs and SDGTs. Today’s action was taken pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 14059, which targets the proliferation of illicit drugs and their means of production, and E.O. 13224, as amended, which targets terrorists and their supporters. For more information about today’s sanctions, please see Treasury’s press release . Tags Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs Division for Counter Threat Finance and Sanctions Mexico Office of the Spokesperson
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