Del Villar’s credit card was used to pay for a private jet that brought the musician from Van Nuys Airport to the performance in Aguascalientes, Mexico, according to the complaint. On April 28, 2018, Individual A performed at a music concert which Perez organized. The complaint alleges that on April 19, 2018, FBI agents approached a well-known musician, referred to in the complaint as Individual A, and explicitly told Individual A about Perez’s designation under the Kingpin Act and how that prohibited him from conducting business with Perez and performing concerts that Perez promoted. Perez, who promoted concerts in Mexico for Del Entertainment until March 2019, and Gallistica Diamante are listed as “Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers” under the Kingpin Act, which prevents people in the United States from conducting business with the two entities. Ticket Premier – is believed to be in Mexico. to include a statement from Del Records.A third defendant named in the complaint – Jesus Perez Alvear, 37, of Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico, a music promoter who controls Gallistica Diamante, a.k.a. This story was updated on June 15 at 12:30 a.m. If convicted, he could face a maximum of 10 years in federal prison.
If convicted of violating the Kingpin Act, they would face a maximum sentence of 30 years in federal prison each. The new criminal complaint also states that Ortiz performed at four different concerts organized by Perez in Baja California, Guanajuato, and Chiapas in 20.ĭel Villar and Scalisi are set to be arraigned on July 20, after being released Tuesday on $100,000 and $35,000 bond, respectively. The label said at the time that it had not been “a subject but merely a source of information for the FBI’s investigation into Mr. (The year prior, Ortiz had sued Del Records for fraud and breach of contract.)Īt the time, Del Records had alerted the FBI that Ortiz had performed in Mexico for an alleged trafficker, per Variety. The arrests of Del Villar and Scalisi come two years after the FBI conducted a raid at the offices of Del Records - the label behind acts such as Eslabón Armado, Los Del Limit, Lenin Ramirez, and Panchito Arredondo - in 2020 after the label sued Ortiz for wanting to be paid in cash for his performances in an alleged attempt to evade taxes. Reps for Gerardo Ortiz did not immediately respond to Rolling Stone‘s request for comment. He flew into the Mexican state on a private jet paid for by Del Villar and performed that night anyway. The complaint also alleges that 10 days prior to the performance, the FBI alerted Ortiz about Perez’s ties to drug trafficking and his designation under the Kingpin Act. Though left unnamed and referred to in the criminal complaint as “Individual A,” Del Records’ former signee Gerardo Ortiz - known for his narcocorridos, or songs about the drug trade and cartels in Mexico - performed at Palestra Aguascalientes the night listed in the court documents. Scalisi look forward to clearing their names.” “We believe the allegations stem from complaints of a disgruntled former business partner, and Mr. “The suggestion that they would knowingly be involved in anything related to illegal narcotics is absurd,” the statement read. In a statement to Rolling Stone, a rep for Del Villar denied the criminal charges made by the Department of Justice, and defended the label executives.
The FBI complaint alleges that the two men exchanged money and services with a man named Jesus Perez Alvear - listed as a narcotics trafficker under the Kingpin Act, and who works at company Gallistica Diamante - for the performance of one of Del Records’ artists in Aguascalientes, Mexico in April 2018.
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