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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
CRIMINAL COMPLAINT
v.
CASE NO. 4: ll-MJ-clyQ
RIGOBERTO OROZCO (1)
alk/a "Rigo"
MARGARITA MONRREAL (2)
alk/a "Margarita Orozco"
(3)
ARASELIOROZCO (4)
JOANN HENRY (5)
(6)
CRIMINAL COMPLAINT
I, Rahsaan Adams, hereinafter Complainant, being duly sworn, state the following
is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief:
From on or about July 10,2005, and continuing until on or about November 27,
2007, in the Northern District of Texas and elsewhere, defendants Rigoberto
Orozco, also known as Rigo, and Margarita Monrreal, also known as Margarita
Orozco, did knowingly conspire, and agree with each other and unknown persons
to commit offenses against the United States in violation of 18 USC 1957, to wit:
money laundering, by knowingly engaging or attempting to engage in a monetary
transaction in criminally derived property of a value greater than $10,000.00 and
is derived from specified unlawful activity, to-wit: drug proceeds in violation of 21
U.S.C. 841(a)(l) and 846, in violation of 18 USC 1956(h) (18 U.S.C.
1957(a)).
Further, from on or about January 1,2007, and continuing until November 30,
2009, in the Northern District of Texas and elsewhere, defendants
, Araseli Orozco, Jo Ann Henry, and
, and others did knowingly conspire, and agree with each other
and unknown persons to commit offenses against the United States in violation of
18 USC 1956, to wit: money laundering, by transporting, transmitting or
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transferring or attempting to transport, transmit or transfer a monetary instrument
or funds from a place in the United States to and through a place outside the
United States knowing that the monetary instrument or funds involved in the
transportation, transmission, and transfer represented the proceeds of some form of
unlawful activity, that is, distribution of a controlled substance or possession of a
controlled substance with intent to distribute or conspire to distribute a controlled
substance in violation of21 U.S.C. 841(a)(I) and 846, knowing that such
transportation, transmission, and transfer was designed in whole or in part to avoid
a transaction reporting requirement under State or Federal law, in violation of 18
USC 1956(h) (18 USC 1956(a)(2)(B)(ii.
All in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1956(h).
I. I have been a Special Agent with the Criminal Investigation Division of the
Internal Revenue Service since June 10, 2004. I completed the Criminal Investigator
Training Program and the Special Agent Basic Training Program at the Federal Law
Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Glynco, Georgia. In addition to the receipt of
training involving tax cases, money laundering cases, and tax-related cases, I received
extensive training in conducting interviews, drafting search and arrest warrants, using
firearms, and using defensive tactics techniques. Moreover, I am a graduate of Stephen F.
Austin State University where I obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration
with a major in Management. Additionally, I obtained an MBA with an emphasis in
accounting from the University of North Texas. During my tenure as a Special Agent I have
been involved in the investigation offmancial crimes including such offenses as Tax Evasion,
Failure to File, Failure to Pay Over Employment Taxes, and other currency crimes. I have
analyzed business records, bank records, tax returns, and other financial data. Through my
experience, I am knowledgeable of the types of documents, books, and records maintained by
businesses in the course of normal business operations. I have experience as a team leader
and evidence custodian on numerous search warrants. I have worked with other law
enforcement agencies such as the Federal Bureau ofInvestigation, United States Postal
Service, and Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General. I have also worked
with state and local law enforcement agencies investigating the types of offenses described
above.
2. I have participated in an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task
Force (OCDETF) investigation, named "Operation Storm Cloud," which relates to drug
trafficking activities ofRigoberto Orozco (Rigoberto) and ( as
well as other persons. Based on the testimony and evidence obtained in this investigation,
I believe that Rigoberto Orozco (Rigoberto), Margarita Monrreal (Margarita),
( Araseli Orozco (Araseli) Jo Ann Henry (Henry) and
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have committed money laundering violations by
knowingly conducting monetary and financial transactions with monies derived from a
specified unlawful activity (SUA) to wit: 21 USC 841(a)(I) and 846, being monies
derived from the distribution and sale of drugs. These transactions were either with
financial institution in excess of $10,000.00 or in excess of $3,000.00 with intent to evade
federal reporting requirements.
3. The participants in "Operation Storm Cloud" investigation are the
United States Attorney's office of the Northern District of Texas, the FederalBureau of
Investigation (FBI), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and the Internal
Revenue Service Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) as well as state and local law
enforcement agencies. The investigation disclosed that from 2002 through the present,
Rigoberto and his brother were involved in the distribution of cocaine, heroin,
and marijuana in the Fort Worth! Dallas, Texas area, Atlanta, Georgia area, and the
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area. The investigation disclosed that Rigoberto and
made substantial monies from the sale drugs. Furthermore, the investigation revealed that
Rigoberto, Monrreal, Araseli, Henry, and knowingly conducted
financial transactions with proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities in violation
of federal money laundering statutes. Further, Araseli, Henry, and
reached an agreement to conduct such transactions via wire transfers from Fort Worth to
Mexico for the purchase of heroin.
Rigoberto's and Participation in the Drug Trafficking Organization
4. A person cooperating with the investigation, stated he/she worked for
as a distributor of heroin before he/she went to prison in early 2002 or 2003.
Upon getting out of prison in 2006 both Rigoberto and met with this cooperating
witness to inquire whether the witness was willing to once again work as a drug dealer.
As a result, he/she resumed work for distributing narcotics but also began to
work for Rigoberto in the same enterprise. The cooperating witness stated that in March
of 2007 he/she helped Rigoberto distribute nearly 100 kilograms of cocaine in Atlanta,
Georgia. This witness and Rigoberto did this through a series of drug deals involving
between 25 and 40 kilograms that resulted in thousands of dollars coming into
Rigoberto's possession. The cooperating witness also stated that these types of
shipments occurred once every two weeks for the following year. The cooperating
witness went on to relate that after that year, he/she began making trips to Philadelphia,
on behalf of Rigoberto, to assist in shipping proceeds from drug transactions. The
cooperating witness also said that on one of these occasions he/she was in a hotel in
Philadelphia with over $3 million in drug proceeds. The cooperating witness explained
that Margarita would arrange travel for these money shipment trips to Philadelphia and
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that Rigoberto often sent drug proceeds to Margarita. The witness also explained that
primarily distributed heroin while Rigoberto primarily distributed cocaine. The
cooperating witness additionally stated that the breadth of the drug dealing activities
relating to both and Rigoberto included the localities of Fort Worth, Atlanta and
Philadelphia. The cooperating witness further related that Rigoberto operated and ran the
drug trafficking organization while was in prison in 2005 and 2006.
5. On February 27,2010, Federal Agents with the FBI and the DEA traveled
to the Webb County Jail in Laredo, Texas and interviewed Henry who stated she had just
been arrested in Laredo for transporting approximately .75 kilograms of heroin into the
United States from Mexico. During this arrest agents found a soft ball size bundle of
drugs concealed in Henry's crotch area. Upon seizing the narcotics law enforcement
agents arranged for a canine inspection of the bundle. During this inspection the canine
made a positive alert indicating the presence of illegal narcotics. Before her interview,
Henry was given Miranda warnings and stated that in February of2007, she became a
heroin customer of who is known as ." She went on to say that
sometimes in 2007 she would buy heroin at a body shop in Fort Worth owned by
She also stated that in April of 2008, after she was kicked out of her apartment, she and
her boyfriend began living at body shop where she began to see "ounces and
ounces" of heroin. She estimated the most heroin she saw at onetime in shop
was between 85 and 110 ounces. Henry went on to relate that her relationship to
escalated from that of a mere customer to a full-fledged participant in the drug trafficking
organization. She stated that she was employed by to travel to Mexico to pick up
heroin and transport such heroin to Fort Worth. Specifically, Henry related that she
made three separate trips to Mexico between June 1, 2009 and July 6, 2009 to purchase
heroin from a contact of named She stated that would
purchase bus fare for these trips and she would pick up the heroin from in
Mexico. After retrieving the heroin in Mexico from she would then transport the
drugs across the border. Henry stated she later moved into different houses owned by
where she would live with girlfriend Henry further stated that
even though owned these houses they may in fact be listed in the name of
wife Araseli. Henry also stated that she and were arrested together for
possession of heroin in January of2010. Henry also discussed the usage of West em
Union by herself, Araceli, and to send money from Fort Worth to
in Mexico to buy heroin. This will be further described below.
6. On March 25,2011 Rachel Mae Skidmore (Skidmore) was arrested, along
with for attempting to smuggle narcotics into the United States from Mexico. On
April 7, 2011, Agents of the FBI interviewed Skidmore. She stated that she was
accompanied by when crossing into the US from Mexico where both of them
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were detained and agents searched Skidmore. During this search agents found
approximately .56 kilograms of heroin concealed in the girdle Skidmore was wearing.
Skidmore stated she was having work done on her vehicle at shop located in
Fort Worth when he asked her if she wanted to make some money. Skidmore stated she
later agreed to work for and was to be paid $2,000.00 to pick up a package from
Piedras Negras, Mexico and deliver it to him in San Antonio for him to take to Fort
Worth. She related that she was not told what was in the package but she expected it to
be narcotics. Skidmore stated on the trip to Mexico she was accompanied by and
the two drove from Fort Worth to San Antonio, Texas together where they met at
a hotel. Skidmore stated provided a hotel room, bus fare, and expense money for
them to travel from San Antonio to Mexico. Skidmore stated while in Mexico she and
met an unknown woman at a church and went to her hotel room. Skidmore
related that this person gave her clothes to wear and a package containing narcotics,
which she hid within her clothes. Then they departed the hotel. Skidmore stated the
unknown female told her the package contained narcotics and that she had been carrying
it for two days. Skidmore stated she and departed to the Point of Entry Bridge at
the U.S./Mexico border and that is where they were stopped for questioning and
subsequently arrested with the heroin. Skidmore stated the day of the arrest was the first
time she crossed the border from Mexico to the U.S. Skidmore also stated that
wife Araseli knows what he does, but does not care.
7. Agents questioned pursuant to the same arrest described in paragraph 6
above. During this interview she admitted to crossing the border and accompanying
Skidmore but denied knowledge of any transport of narcotics. She additionally told
agents she had been arrested before and pled guilty to a state charge for delivery and
manufacture of heroin under one gram. This arrest was also described by Skidmore in
paragraph 5 above. has a child with
8. Agents from the FBI obtained authorization from a Federal Judge to
conduct a Title III (wire tap) on telephones numbers associated with Rigoberto and
As a result several telephone conversations between Rigoberto, and
others were recorded. Some recordings contained discussions of drugs to be sold and the
collection of drug proceeds relating to drug sales. One of these calls includes a
conversation where Rigoberto was attempting to get a hold of to collect on a
drug debt. A recorded conversation from November 11, 2010, includes Rigoberto and
another unknown male discussing the sale of drugs and monies owed to him. On
November 17,2010, another recorded conversation took place where told Miguel
Vargas, a participant of the drug trafficking organization, that he is waiting for one person
to come to his location so that he may pay for drugs.
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Use of Drug Trafficking Proceeds in Financial Transactions
Purchase of 11 03 Meadow Crest
9. On July 10,2005, Rigoberto and Margarita purchased 1103 Meadow
Crest Lane in Mansfield, Texas with drug proceeds. Furthermore, the final payment was
in excess of $J 0,000.00 to a financial institution which is a company that makes loans,
makes real estate investments, and employs an owner that is involved in real estate
closings and settlements. This final payment was for $28,850.00. The source of this
payment, along with all other payments for the residence, was drug proceeds in violation
of 18 USC 1956(h) (18 U.S.C. 1957(a)).
10. As part of this investigation an agent with the FBI made contact with the
owner of the real estate investment company described in paragraph 9 above. The owner
gave a statement to a federal agent where he indicated that on July 10,2005, Margarita
under the direction of Rigoberto, contracted to purchase a house located at 1103 Meadow
Crest Lane, Mansfield, Texas. He explained that the total purchase price of the home was
$133,844.00, which included $128,844.00 for the price of the home plus $5,000.00 for
the option to buy. The owner also stated primarily Rigoberto made the house payments.
The owner also stated that all payments were in cash except for one in which Margarita
provided the owner a $7,000.00 cashier's check from Wells Fargo Bank in August of
2005. This initial payment was not the only payment made by Margarita, it is simply the
only non cash payment. The owner explained that he typically took payments by meeting
Rigoberto in various parking lots in Arlington, Texas. The owner went on to say that at
other times he would meet Rigoberto at his residence located at 1103 Meadow Crest
Lane in Mansfield, TX to receive cash payments. The owner stated when he picked up
payments at the house, Rigoberto would go to the back bedroom and return with cash
which usually consisted of U.S. currency wrapped with black rubber bands usually
denominated in either $100.00 bills or $20.00 bills. The owner also stated that when
Rigoberto was out of town Margarita would meet him to make cash payments. The
owner related that Margarita made more than one cash payment for the home. The
owner stated the Orozco's finished paying for the residence on June 5,2007 and provided
records pertaining to the sale of the house. The records indicate that Rigoberto and
Margarita combined to make 13 cash payments. Six of the payments were for
$9,000.00, one was for $8,900.00, one was for $8,000.00, one was for $7,400.00, and one
was for $7,000.00 while the final payment was a cash installment for $28,850.00. The
home was paid for outright in less than two years. The final payment was made in the
presence of the owner and Margarita and Rigoberto.
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11. The owner stated once the residence was paid off Rigoberto directed him
to list the owner of the residence as M.J.J.X. Corporation on the deed. The owner stated
Rigoberto provided the corporation name. Nevada corporate records indicate M.JJ.X.
Corporation was incorporated in Las Vegas, NY on November 15,2007. The owner
stated he personally went with Rigoberto and Margarita to the Tarrant County
courthouse to transfer the title of the house. The owner stated Margarita signed the
warranty deed and listed herself as the President . Within a year
of the final installment for the purchase of the home, forfeited its
corporate status for nonpayment of financial obligations.
12. Internal Revenue records revealed that both Rigoberto and Margarita
failed to file returns from 2005 through 2007.
Wire Transfers
13. Between January 8, 2007 and November 13,2009, Araseli,
Henry, and combined to make at least 64 wire transfers from Fort Worth to
locations in Mexico to purchase heroin. Furthermore, these transfers often were made on
the same day by two or more of these participants in an effort to evade federal reporting
requirements in violation of 18 USC 1956(h) (18 USC 1956(a)(2)(B)(ii.
14. Skidmore stated that the date of her arrest mentioned in paragraph 6 above
was the first time that she had crossed the border from Mexico to the United States. As
mentioned previously, Skidmore was arrested and agents found her in possession of 56
kilograms of heroin when she crossed the border from Mexico into the United States. In
her interview, Skidmore also stated that wife Araseli knows what he does, but
does not care.
15. Henry, in addition to the information she provided investigators described in
paragraph 5 above, also related facts regarding transmission of drug proceeds via wire
transfers pertaining to the drug trafficking organization. She told investigators that at the
direction of a number of people used Western Union to wire money to Mexico
to buy heroin for him. She also told investigators that herself and
others had wired money to Mexico for the purpose of purchasing drugs. She stated that
the payments went to a man named Henry also stated, that in an effort to avoid
detection she gathered and burned all of the Western Union wire transfer receipts she
could find at body shop. This was done for her benefit as well as
After cooperating with agents during her interview Henry contacted from ajail in
Laredo informing her that she had been arrested in possession of 772 grams of heroin and
asked her to warn that federal law enforcement agents were investigating him.
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Henry told that she was shown pictures of body shop that were a year
old to warn her and that law enforcement officials had been investigating
for a year. She also told that agents were also inquiring as to who supplied her
with the heroin she held when she was arrested at the border. Henry also asked Annou
to send her $200.00 from Western Union to the Laredo jail. This conversation was
recorded.
16. Western Union records show that wired a total of $38,070.00 from
January 8,2007 to November 9, 2009 from Fort Worth, Texas to Mexico. He did so by
aggregation from at least 24 occasions. IRS records shpw received wages from
his employer Inc. of $32,565.00 in 2007 and did not file tax returns for
2008 and 2009.
17. Western Union records show that Araseli wired a total of$18,200.00 from
10/20/2008 to 10/412009 from Fort Worth, Texas to Mexico. She did so by aggregation
from at least 11 occasions. IRS records indicate Araseli reported wages of $8,360.00 in
2008. Texas Workforce Commission records indicate Araseli did not have any wages in
2009.
18. Western Union records show wired a total of$50,325.00 from
November 4,2008 to October l3, 2009 from Fort Worth, Texas to Mexico. She did so by
aggregation from at least 28 occasions. Texas Workforce Commission records reveal
did not have any income until the last quarter of 20 1 0 where she earned W2
wages of$I,684.76 from . As shown above, all wire transfers
occurred before 2010. Additionally, admitted to being unemployed when
interviewed during her above mentioned arrest with Skidmore on March 25,2010.
19. Western Union records show Henry wired $2,000.00 on July 16,2009 from
Fort Worth, Texas to Mexico. On this date, and each also wired
$2,000.00 via Western Union to Mexico. Texas Workforce Commission records reveal
Henry did not have any income until first quarter of 20 11 where she earned W2 wages of
$1,972.00 from . The wire transfer was conducted when
Henry did not have a known legal source of income.
20. Western Union records show that the 64 wire transfers described in paragraphs
15 through 18 above were primarily sent to four common recipient addresses in Mexico.
Western Union records also show that on 7 occasions between February 22,2009 and
October 4,2009 transferred $2,000.00 to Mexico on the same day as
transferred that same amount. 6 of these 7 times and wired $2,000.00
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each within 20 minutes of one another. Also, such records show that on 3 occasions
between February 22,2009 and October 4,2009 transferred $2,000.00 on the
same day as Araseli transferred that same amount. On July 16, 2009 Henry, and
all transmitted $2,000.00 each to Mexico. On this occasion, the three of them
transferred $2,000.00 each within 7 minutes of one another. On May 30, 2009 and July 3,
2009 both Araseli and transferred currency to Mexico. On September 12,2009
Araseli, and each transferred $2,000.00 to Mexico. With the exception
of transfers on May 30, 2009, the aggregate amount of money transferred on the same
business day was either $4,000.00 or $6,000.00 among these four money launderers.
Based on my training and experience structuring wire transactions in this manner is
consistent with drug traffickers attempting to avoid Currency Transaction Report filing
requirements when conducting wire transactions aggregating to more than $3,000.00 in a
single business day. Specifically, 31 C.F.R. 103.29 requires financial institutions to report
the name of purchaser, date of purchase, serial number, and amount of currency used for
the purchase of any money order which involves currency in amounts of $3,000.00 ~
$10,000.00. Further, the transactions described in this paragraph only relate to transfers
done by the four money launderers named in this complaint. There are additional
transfers from Fort Worth to Mexico by persons, other than those identified by this
complaint as money launderers, that are participants in this drug trafficking organization
in this time frame.
21. Henry also stated that at the direction of four or five people would go
to Western Union at onetime to wire money to Mexico to purchase drugs.
22. In addition to the $18,200.00 Araseli wired from October 20,2008 to October
04,2009 through Western Union, she purchased real estate and vehicles with drug
proceeds. During the course ofthis investigation, 23 vehicles had Araseli listed as the
owner. Some of these vehicles were used by drug couriers to sell and purchase narcotics
for Henry informed investigators that Araseli lives in a cream colored house
where she knew that kept between $70,000.00 and $100,000.00 in cash.
I believe based on the testimony and the evidence obtained in the investigation, the
narcotics distribution activities of Rigoberto, and the amount of currency combined with
the lack of legitimate income of both Rigoberto and Margarita to justify the rapid
payment for the residence at 1103 Meadow Crest, that Rigoberto and Margarita
knowingly conducted a monetary and financial transaction with drug proceeds when
purchasing their home in excess of$10,000.00 from a financial institution derived from
drug trafficking in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1956 (h) (18 U.S.C. I 957(a)).
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Furthermore, based on the testimony and evidence obtained in the investigation, the
narcotics distribution activity of Henry, and the lack of legitimate
income of Araseli, Henry, and to explain the source for the wire
transfers to Mexico, the lack oflegitimate income of Araseli to explain the source of the
real property and vehicles she owned, the commonality of recipient addresses, and the
utilization of more than one person in the organization making wire transfers on the same
business day, as well as the arrests of Skidmore, and JoAnn at the U.S. border,
that Araseli, Henry, and conspired to knowingly conduct financial
transactions with drug proceeds by wiring drug proceeds from various Western Union
locations in Fort Worth to Mexico to evade federal reporting requirements. Their actions
in conducting the financial transactions with drug proceeds were in a conspiracy to
transmit money from the United States to Mexico in an effort to evade such requirements
in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1956(h) (18 U.S.C. 1956(a)(2)(B)(ii.
QJ
Rahsaan Adams, Special Agent,
Internal Revenue
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, July ,2011, at Fort Worth,
Texas, at C(: 20 o'clock,
Complaint
JEFFREY L. CURETON
MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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