José Treviño Morales

José Treviño Morales
Treviño Morales after winning competition.
Occupation	Money laundering, horse racing, horse breeding
Employer	Los Zetas
Net worth	$20 million (derived from scheme)
Spouse(s)	Zulema Treviño
Relatives	Miguel Treviño Morales (Brother) Omar Treviño Morales (Brother)

José Treviño Morales is a Mexican former money launderer for Los Zetas, a Mexican criminal organization. He is the brother of the former Zetas leaders Omar Treviño Morales (alias Z-42) and Miguel Treviño Morales (alias Z-40). In 2008, Treviño funded a horserace operation in Oklahoma with money he made through money laundering. Nonetheless, he was arrested by the FBI along with seven others in a horse-breeding ranch in Lexington, Oklahoma on 12 June 2012. He was found guilty of money laundering on May 2013, and was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a U.S. federal court in September of that same year.

On 12 June 2012, federal agents raided some stables and a house ranch of Treviño Morales in New Mexico and Oklahoma respectively. Prosecutors accuse Treviño Morales and several others of running a money laundering operation connected with Mexico's most ruthless criminal organization, Los Zetas. Los Zetas are one of Mexico's most dangerous criminal groups, notorious for kidnapping, decapitating, and completely dismembering their victims to maintain their violent reputation. They also accuse his older brother, Miguel Treviño Morales, the second-in-command of the cartel, of setting up the horse operations that his younger brother ran in Lexington, Oklahoma, south of the state's capital. Moreover, Miguel is also in the list of the most-wanted drug lords by the United States and Mexico; one of his favorite brutal techniques is known as the "guiso" (stew), where enemies are forcibly placed in a 55-gallon drums and then burned alive. Furthermore, millions of dollars ran the operations of José, which helped him buy, feed, train, and breed horses for professional races throughout the Southwest, including the famous Ruidoso Downs Race Track. After an indictment accusing Treviño Morales and others of laundering money, the U.S. authorities arrested 7 out of the 14 indicted, including Treviño Morales and his wife, Zulema. They could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted. Currently, there are no charges against Treviño Morales in Mexico.