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Date: 09-15-2022

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United States of America v. Jorge Eduardo Costilla-Sanchez

Case Number: 1:19-cr-00739

Judge: Fernando Rodriguez, Jr.

Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (Cameron County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office

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Description: Brownsville, Texas criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with:
conspiring to distribute cocaine and marijuana from Mexico into the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery.

Costilla-Sanchez profited $5 million from drug trafficking. He was ordered to pay a money judgment in that amount. In handing down the sentence, Judge Rodriguez noted Costilla-Sanchez’s extensive involvement in trafficking illegal drugs into the country. The court commented that during the 10 years Costilla-Sanchez was the head of the CDG, he lead a violent criminal organization, using guns and intimidation to maintain control of their illegal drug trafficking enterprise and resorting to violence and killing to maintain power.

Ct. 1ssss: 21:959, 960, 963; MANUFACTURE/DISTRIBUTE FOR ILLEGAL IMPORTATION - NARCOTICS; Conspiracy to Manufacture and Distribute Five Kilograms or More of Cocaine and 1,000 Kilograms or More of Marijuana for Importation into the United States.
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Outcome: Sentenced to life in prison and pay $5 million for his role in conspiring to distribute cocaine and marijuana from Mexico into the United States,

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