Former Pemex employee admits to laundering drug money

Former Pemex employee admits to laundering drug money

McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A former Pemex employee pleaded guilty to a federal money laundering charge on Tuesday. Victor Hugo Montelongo Garcia — a man in his mid-40s from Diaz Ordaz, Tamaulipas — worked for Pemex from 2003 to 2025. Homeland Security Investigations, however, discovered that Montelongo also laundered money for a drug trafficking organization. “Did you know the funds being smuggled were drug proceeds?” U.S. Magistrate Judge…