The regional Mexican singer could return to the stages of the neighboring country, after being singled out for alleged links with drug trafficking four years ago
Julión Álvarez and his companies came off the black list of the US government. This after in 2017 he was singled out for alleged links to drug trafficking. Capture: Facebook Los Pasos de Julion
This May 27 the singer Julión Álvarez left the black list of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the United States Department of the Treasury. It should be remembered that he was integrated in 2017 for being an alleged front man for a businessman linked to drug trafficking and that in 2018 he was linked to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) , due to the link between its promoter and this criminal group.
The authorities also added three of his companies to the list: JCAM EDITORA MUSICAL, S.A. DE C.V., NORYBAN PRODUCTIONS, S.A. DE C.V. and TICKET TICKET, S.A. DE C.V., which have also been removed from the list, according to official information from OFAC.
Álvarez’s former promoter was linked to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel in 2018. Photo : Instagram/@julionfansalvarez
It should be noted that in 2018, the same unit targeted his former promoter, Jesús Pérez Alvear, for money laundering and for being involved in a prostitution ring. He was accused of using the Mexican music industry to support the illicit activities of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) and Los Cuinis. The accusations further damaged the image of the Chiapas artist.
Julion assured that he is authorized to work with American people and companies. He will be able to return to digital platforms. Photo:EFE/José Méndez/Archive
At a press conference, the celebrity said: “Today we obtain a letter where the name of Julio César Álvarez Montelongo is mentioned, complying with all the requirements to be excluded from the OFAC list, to be able to reactivate my financial activities like any other person or like any other company does on a daily basis. Even with American people and companies.”
With this resolution, his legal team will be able to initiate operations so that Julión Álvarez y su Norteño Banda can return to digital platforms. The regional singer was happy and grateful for the clarification of the facts, which will allow him to fully reactivate his career, five years after being linked to drug trafficking.
During the public announcement, his relatives congratulated him for having managed to remove his name from the list of the Treasury Department. They referred to him as a “hardworking and honest man”, in addition to assuring that this experience showed him his true friends and It showed him who he can trust in a difficult situation.
The singer’s career was severely affected by the scandal. Photo: Archive Web
Before being declared innocent, Julión spoke on multiple occasions about the consequences he faced after being singled out by the Treasury Department. The singer was so affected that He even assured: “I wanted to get even”, for which he hired an office to investigate the person who denounced him.
In this sense, he showed his support for the celebrities pointed out for their alleged link to drug trafficking in the book “Emma and the other drug lords”, during an interview with various media outlets at the Bandamax awards. Regarding his situation regretted that just by being mentioned: “They put you on a list”.
In addition to the fact that his artistic career suffered the ravages of the scandal, the interpreter lost the friendship of Christian Nodal and “El Canelo”. In 2021 he stated that it was he himself who decided to distance himself from the boxer Saúl Álvarez, so as not to affect his image and in the case of Belinda’s ex-fiancé, he expressed that he would love to do a duet with him but that the label did not allow it.
Now, with the resolution in his favor, the Mexican artist could return to the stage in the neighboring country and regain his place as one of the most listened to on digital platforms, due to all their greatest musical hits.