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Cowboy Cartel

Follows a rookie FBI agent uncovering a multimillion-dollar money laundering scheme orchestrated by Mexico's ruthless Los Zetas cartel through the American Quarter Horse racing industry.

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documentary, crime

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Americana Motion Picture Co.

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Scott Lawson

Tyler Graham

Matthew Graham Wagner

FBI HRT Agent

Melissa del Bosque

Anna Strickland

Onlooker

Juror

Daniella M Reyes

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We knew that the structured funds, - Cowboy Cartel

We knew that the structured funds,

We knew that we needed
the cream of the crop. - Cowboy Cartel

We knew that we needed the cream of the crop.

So José never really paid
Francisco Colorado Cessa - Cowboy Cartel

So José never really paid Francisco Colorado Cessa

We needed somebody willing
to take a hard case. - Cowboy Cartel

We needed somebody willing to take a hard case.

That's part of the laundering process
of how things went - Cowboy Cartel

That's part of the laundering process of how things wen...

In the United States,
we end up giving subpoena to the banks. - Cowboy Cartel

In the United States, we end up giving subpoena to the banks...

We were greeted by this six-foot-three
marine JAG attorney. - Cowboy Cartel

We were greeted by this six-foot-three marine JAG attorney.

We can't issue a subpoena
to a bank in Mexico. - Cowboy Cartel

We can't issue a subpoena to a bank in Mexico.

Where we were at,
we seized like, 22 horses, - Cowboy Cartel

Where we were at, we seized like, 22 horses,

The drug cartels and organized crime - Cowboy Cartel

The drug cartels and organized crime

The ultimate destination
for where the horses were going - Cowboy Cartel

The ultimate destination for where the horses were going

Jason Hodge and Scott Lawson came
to my office in January of 2011. - Cowboy Cartel

Jason Hodge and Scott Lawson came to my office in January of...

'Cause when you take their assets,
that pisses 'em off. - Cowboy Cartel

'Cause when you take their assets, that pisses 'em...

Scott was tall. Jason was not. - Cowboy Cartel

Scott was tall. Jason was not.

I got absolutely no records - Cowboy Cartel

I got absolutely no records

Kind of wary about agents from Laredo. - Cowboy Cartel

Kind of wary about agents from Laredo.

And that was the last piece
of our work at Ruidoso. - Cowboy Cartel

And that was the last piece of our work at Ruidoso.

Not because they're bad agents
or bad people, it's just, - Cowboy Cartel

Not because they're bad agents or bad people, it's...

At the end of the day,
Scott had done an amazing job. - Cowboy Cartel

At the end of the day, Scott had done an amazing job.

So I guess I was more concerned
about experience level. - Cowboy Cartel

So I guess I was more concerned about experience level.

This whole case is,
they're making big heaps of money, right? - Cowboy Cartel

This whole case is, they're making big heaps of money, ...

Through all of these search warrants,
through all this time, - Cowboy Cartel

Through all of these search warrants, through all this time,

He just says
"Tell me what you've got," you know, - Cowboy Cartel

He just says "Tell me what you've got," you k...

I'm doing this case,
I'm sitting back there, - Cowboy Cartel

I'm doing this case, I'm sitting back there,

Scott would say,
"Hey, this is what we believe is going on. - Cowboy Cartel

Scott would say, "Hey, this is what we believe is going...

We believe these individuals
are involved in these acts." - Cowboy Cartel

We believe these individuals are involved in these acts.&quo...

This was, you know, the triumph of a tip
that had a lot of naysayers, you know, - Cowboy Cartel

This was, you know, the triumph of a tip that had a lot of n...

I was like, "I promise you,
I will drop everything that I am doing, - Cowboy Cartel

I was like, "I promise you, I will drop everything that...

Our nerves are on high edge because
if Doug is not interested in our case, - Cowboy Cartel

Our nerves are on high edge because if Doug is not intereste...

Initially, it didn't strike me
as anything out of the ordinary. - Cowboy Cartel

Initially, it didn't strike me as anything out of the o...

{\an8}After we had arrested José and
all the persons we could find in the US, - Cowboy Cartel

{\an8}After we had arrested José and all the persons we coul...

I wanted to know
what was going on with the money - Cowboy Cartel

I wanted to know what was going on with the money

I sort of had this assumption this
is gonna be run of the mill cartel case, - Cowboy Cartel

I sort of had this assumption this is gonna be run of the mi...

I mean, we needed to be able to prove,
in essence, that any of the funds - Cowboy Cartel

I mean, we needed to be able to prove, in essence, that any ...

Money is coming from the Zetas - Cowboy Cartel

Money is coming from the Zetas

I was like, "Wow. I've been on this case
for the last three years, - Cowboy Cartel

I was like, "Wow. I've been on this case for the l...

We needed another financial expert, - Cowboy Cartel

We needed another financial expert,

Well, as you're going
through the horses, you know, - Cowboy Cartel

Well, as you're going through the horses, you know,

"I'm gonna be fine,
because you're not gonna find anything." - Cowboy Cartel

"I'm gonna be fine, because you're not gonna ...

So I was interested in Colorado Cessa, - Cowboy Cartel

So I was interested in Colorado Cessa,

Typically, what you're doing
in the early interview - Cowboy Cartel

Typically, what you're doing in the early interview

But when you start talking
about your main target - Cowboy Cartel

But when you start talking about your main target

{\an8}I was interested in how cash rich
was Colorado Cessa, - Cowboy Cartel

{\an8}I was interested in how cash rich was Colorado Cessa,

I've worked hard, I've earned this money." - Cowboy Cartel

I've worked hard, I've earned this money."

So, we had the opportunity to find,
you know, the top bullies - Cowboy Cartel

So, we had the opportunity to find, you know, the top bullie...

And then I started dangling things
over him to let him know - Cowboy Cartel

And then I started dangling things over him to let him know

I thought there were more layers,
more information to go through. - Cowboy Cartel

I thought there were more layers, more information to go thr...

We had a lot of evidence, - Cowboy Cartel

We had a lot of evidence,

And then, through my analysis, - Cowboy Cartel

And then, through my analysis,

I felt this is sort of a way
I could address that issue - Cowboy Cartel

I felt this is sort of a way I could address that issue

One of the big things was,
there was a moment where - Cowboy Cartel

One of the big things was, there was a moment where

He had a line of credit, - Cowboy Cartel

He had a line of credit,

And that wound up in our hands, - Cowboy Cartel

And that wound up in our hands,

Things are pointed in the right direction
and I know that I now have that expertise - Cowboy Cartel

Things are pointed in the right direction and I know that I ...

I knew that in order
to get a line of credit, - Cowboy Cartel

I knew that in order to get a line of credit,

When I presented that to José,
his whole demeanor changed. - Cowboy Cartel

When I presented that to José, his whole demeanor changed.

We quickly realized this is gonna be - Cowboy Cartel

We quickly realized this is gonna be

Needed the help of the financial folks,
which is the Internal Revenue Service. - Cowboy Cartel

Needed the help of the financial folks, which is the Interna...

And he got very upset, and he said,
"I think I want an attorney." - Cowboy Cartel

And he got very upset, and he said, "I think I want an ...

So then, a guy named Steve Pennington
comes into the picture. - Cowboy Cartel

So then, a guy named Steve Pennington comes into the picture...

Once I got those financial statements,
it really opened a window into ADT - Cowboy Cartel

Once I got those financial statements, it really opened a wi...

But we planted a seed that
we knew what we knew, - Cowboy Cartel

But we planted a seed that we knew what we knew,

ADT was a oil remediation company - Cowboy Cartel

ADT was a oil remediation company

Once you do the raids, - Cowboy Cartel

Once you do the raids,

There was a long period of time where ADT
was suspended from PEMEX contracts, - Cowboy Cartel

There was a long period of time where ADT was suspended from...

Some were somewhat organized, - Cowboy Cartel

Some were somewhat organized,

Steve is a... extremely hardworking,
extremely intelligent, - Cowboy Cartel

Steve is a... extremely hardworking, extremely intelligent,

And so trying to unravel
all the shell companies, - Cowboy Cartel

And so trying to unravel all the shell companies,

They barely had enough money
to pay their expenses, - Cowboy Cartel

They barely had enough money to pay their expenses,

And he's one of the few agents
that makes you want to work with him. - Cowboy Cartel

And he's one of the few agents that makes you want to w...

I wouldn't say it was daunting,
but it was... it was, difficult. - Cowboy Cartel

I wouldn't say it was daunting, but it was... it was, d...

He couldn't pay the expenses of ADT - Cowboy Cartel

He couldn't pay the expenses of ADT

Then the judge sets a trial date. - Cowboy Cartel

Then the judge sets a trial date.

So we basically just,
everybody just moved to Austin, - Cowboy Cartel

So we basically just, everybody just moved to Austin,

Early 2011,
Doug Gardner calls me up and said, - Cowboy Cartel

Early 2011, Doug Gardner calls me up and said,

In the meantime,
we're now out in the open. - Cowboy Cartel

In the meantime, we're now out in the open.

We were still missing the proof - Cowboy Cartel

We were still missing the proof

They knew our names,
but they knew my name from the ranch. - Cowboy Cartel

They knew our names, but they knew my name from the ranch.

Doug Gardner had asked me
to interview the family, - Cowboy Cartel

Doug Gardner had asked me to interview the family,

We were missing the link that showed - Cowboy Cartel

We were missing the link that showed

The one from the picture of Tempting Dash - Cowboy Cartel

The one from the picture of Tempting Dash

I said, "Tell me about it." - Cowboy Cartel

I said, "Tell me about it."

- Amigo?
- What's up? - Cowboy Cartel

- Amigo? - What's up?

This was a chance to actually
go after the leaders - Cowboy Cartel

This was a chance to actually go after the leaders

What do you think... - Cowboy Cartel

What do you think...

And as we were finishing up,
he got mouthy. - Cowboy Cartel

And as we were finishing up, he got mouthy.

So I needed the team that
was very knowledgeable about narcotics - Cowboy Cartel

So I needed the team that was very knowledgeable about narco...

And I was like,
"Look, Pepe, you're free to go, - Cowboy Cartel

And I was like, "Look, Pepe, you're free to go,

I'm not gonna fuck around with you." - Cowboy Cartel

I'm not gonna fuck around with you."

I spent 23 years working in narcotics,
undercover, with my partner Brian Schutt. - Cowboy Cartel

I spent 23 years working in narcotics, undercover, with my p...

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Follows a rookie FBI agent uncovering a multimillion-dollar money laundering scheme orchestrated by Mexico's ruthless Los Zetas cartel through the American Quarter Horse racing industry.

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Director: N/A

Writer: N/A

Production: Americana Motion Picture Co.

Genre: documentary, crime

Year: 2024

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ImdbRating: 7.0

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Released: 02 Aug 2024

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