Tony Montana receives 22-and-a-half-year US sentence
By Cartel Insider Wire Desk · Edited by Mica Treviño
Original reporting: Uniradio Sonora
What happened
Uniradio Sonora reports that Antonio Oseguera Cervantes received 17 and a half years for a narcotics conspiracy and five years for firearms possession after pleading guilty.
Reporting and context
Antonio Oseguera Cervantes, known as “Tony Montana,” has been sentenced to 22 and a half years in prison in the United States for drug trafficking and firearms offenses, according to Uniradio Sonora. The sentence comprises 17 and a half years for conspiracy to distribute narcotics and a further five years for possession of firearms.
Uniradio Sonora reported that Oseguera had already pleaded guilty to the federal charges in a District of Columbia court following an agreement with the U.S. Justice Department. The prison term reported on November 13 follows that guilty plea; it does not describe a new arrest or a trial verdict.
The outlet also cited a judicial memorandum released on November 3 that described Oseguera as having accepted a 20-year prison term and said his greatest fear was dying far from his family. That earlier figure differs from the 22-and-a-half-year sentence now reported. The article does not explain the difference between the memorandum and the final term.
Oseguera is the brother of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, “El Mencho,” whom the source identifies as the cofounder and leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. Uniradio says Nemesio was killed in February.
Original reporting: Uniradio Sonora.