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news El Financiero 2026-05-20

US Treasury Targets 12 for Laundering Money for Los Chapitos Using Bitcoin, Restaurants

The US Treasury has sanctioned individuals and entities for allegedly operating a money laundering network using Bitcoin for the Sinaloa Cartel's 'Los Chapitos' faction. Businesses like the restaurant 'Gorditas Chiwas' were implicated in the scheme.

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