Jorge L. Alonso
Coverage of Jorge L. Alonso in the Nexus archive.
- Chicago marijuana mogul gets year in prison for laundering cash used to book jets for cocaine trafficker
David Berger, co-founder of an Illinois cannabis company, was sentenced to one year in prison for money laundering and structuring cash transactions linked to a Mexican cocaine trafficker. He was accused of converting drug proceeds into private jet charters for Oswaldo Espinosa, who is charged with importing cocaine into the U.S. Berger was ordered to pay $253,000 in restitution and a $10,000 fine.
- Judge rules Trump administration violated the First Amendment in fight against ICE-tracking
A federal judge ruled the Trump Administration violated the First Amendment by pressuring Facebook and Apple to remove ICE-tracking groups and apps. The decision, citing a 2024 Supreme Court case, granted a preliminary injunction to plaintiffs Kassandra Rosado and Kreisau Group, who operate an ICE-tracking Facebook group and app.