Couple arrested, accused of smuggling oil from Mexico worth at least $300 million
James Lael Jensen and his wife, Kelly Anne Jensen, were booked into the Salt Lake County Jail on Wednesday. The couple and two of his sons are being federally indicted for allegedly conspiring to smuggle 2,881 shipments of oil from Mexico that they knew were illegal.
The family is accused of moving at least $300 million from Mexico to the U.S.
The Utah couple is being accused of money laundering and smuggling oil into the U.S. alongside Mexican cartels, after they were arrested during a multi-state raid by U.S. Marshals, according to court documents.
The couple was arrested on Wednesday at their 26,893 square foot mansion in Sandy, according to a person close to the situation, who requested they be kept anonymous due to cartel involvement.
The source said the U.S. Marshals Violent Fugitive Apprehension Team showed up, with a battering ram in tow — a tool used by SWAT teams to breach doors, concrete and brick walls.
