That people might start wondering, Where is he now? He became proficient in electronic surveillance, which drew him into counterterrorism assignments. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How much ofNarcos have you seen, especially the new season? Salcedo was escorted to Miguels offices and four cartel dons. Jorge Salcedo admitted to participating in the college admissions bribery scheme involving . You look tired." Where were you? Thanks for contacting us. The Bogot team listened, tapped on cement walls and floors, then pulled out power drills and bored into suspicious areas. In those days, hundreds of high-ranking and lower level police were on the cartels secret payroll tens of thousands of dollars paid every month for inside tips or for looking the other way. Some were on the cartel payroll. In May1989, the attack was set to occur, but heavy cloud cover resulted in a helicopter crash, with most of the commandos failing to make it to Escobar's hideout, Hacienda Npoles. The Colombian drug lords Miguel Rodriguez Orejuela, 63, and Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela, 67, entered guilty pleas and were ushered off to federal prison for the next 30 years -- no Miami Vice-like dramatics, no bodies riddled with gunfire in the manner of Medellin rival Pablo Escobar. Jorge Salcedo, formerly a men's soccer coach at the University of California, Los Angeles, was sentenced Friday to eight months in prison, one year of supervised release and a fine of $200,000.In January Salcedo agreed to plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit federal programs bribery for his role in the admissions scandal. Miguel and Gilberto were able to corrupt anyone, he said. Postal Service was sentenced today in federal court in Worcester for stealing packages containing cocaine on at least eight occasions. Do you have an example of something that might have been embellished? [3][pageneeded] His resignation was denied by Miguel Rodrguez Orejuela, and he was forced to continue his relationship with the cartel. The MCUs tiniest heroes are kicking off its biggest phase yet, setting up the next several years of storytelling. Biography Jorge Salcedo was born in Cali, Colombia, and he attempted to run a bio-diesel business after leaving the Colombian Army; he served under Major Carlos Cordova, his future colleague. Accompanied by two U.S. agents, the 15-man team of Colombian national police poured silently into the building. But the British mercenaries, waiting months for orders to attack, got bored and rowdy. Jorge Salcedo has big brass balls. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File) UCLA men's soccer coach Jorge Salcedo was indicted by . District of Massachusetts And there was nothing I could do. He can also be found on staff at Seton Family of Doctors at Williamson. Though that law was repealed after the politicians behind it were exposed for taking bribes, the brothers remained in Bogots La Picota prison, beyond the reach of U.S. authorities. Jorge "El Navegante" Velasquez (?-1995) was an associate of the Cali Cartel who worked as one of their sicarios. [3][pageneeded], In 1995, Gilberto Rodrguez Orejuela was captured by a joint task-force in Cali. I was hiding in my apartment with my family, protected like a bunker, loaded with guns and grenades to be able to reject any surprise taking of the apartment. . Salcedo waited for the chance to use a public phone at a Cali telecommunications building. Eran mediados de 1995 cuando un grupo del. However, word of Salcedos role reached Cali, 185 miles southwest of Bogota. Finally the raucous strangers attracted so much attention, including television news coverage, that Salcedo was forced to scrap yet another mission. So there's one very tense scene in the show where you're taken to a farmhouse for what you thought would be a meeting. Obviously, Im not looking for celebrity -- it would jeopardize our safety, he told The Times. They are foreigners and will be very embarrassed by any questions.. Today I am in the late 60s. He was relocated to the U.S. along with his wife and children in 1995 and taken into the federal witness protection program. In the days that followed, the entire Cali cartel infrastructure was exposed. Abcarian: Mask mandates? I've never killed anybody! Got 11 minutes? Jorge Salcedo (June 2, 1915 - April 12, 1988) was a popular Argentine actor of radio, television and feature films, who appeared in film between 1941 and 1980. FILE - In this March 25, 2019, file photo Jorge Salcedo, former University of California at Los Angeles men's soccer coach, departs federal court in Boston after facing charges in a nationwide . Offers may be subject to change without notice. I also left a home, a country, friends, family, even my past. He started his career designing . No sign of Miguel, the agents told him. Pero la DEA cumpli su palabra. They saw the broken desk and holes in the walls and found the search team lacked a proper warrant. More than 40 people have plead guilty in connection with the sweeping Operation Varsity Blues federal investigation. Salcedo is the third . He used to be Jorge Salcedo. 1 to be killed, Ryan said. Let it pass.". The official end of the notorious Cali cocaine cartel came in 2006 in Miami with little more than the rap of a judge's gavel. Jorge Salcedo, the former UCLA men's soccer coach charged in the college admissions scandal, accused the school of using athlete admissions "as a vehicle to raise funds" in a motion filed by his. Jorge Salcedo, 47, of Los Angeles, Calif., entered a guilty plea as to one count of conspiracy to commit racketeering. But in Cali, Salcedo found personal safety as he settled in to managing security for the Orejuela family. At a sentencing hearing, he was praised by agents and prosecutors who recommended leniency. In Bogot, the Clinton administration pressed Colombian political leaders to arrest major traffickers. Then there were the two checks signed by Miguel worth about $50,000. William C. Rempel does a remarkable job in telling this story. Searchers dismantled the desk. JORGE SALCEDO: From what I have seen of Narcosand I haven't seen the whole thingit's a very good, dynamic production. Smuggling routes from Florida to Texas were compromised. As instructed, I took those to a bank near the Cali airport and deposited one into the account of a sister and the other to the mother of a captain in the Colombian anti-narcotics task force. Finally, Escobar was sent to prison. And the other thing is that when you get into this program, you don't go to cities that are highly populated. He was arrested without incident in his underwear, scurrying for a vault in the wall. The Colombian government now knew he worked for the Cali cartel. In the days after, the entire Cali cocaine cartel infrastructure was exposed. In the wrong hands, his extensive records of bribes and business dealings posed a greater threat to operations than the inconvenience of the brothers spending a few years of lavish confinement in a Colombian jail. A police raid was scheduled one night to arrest Pallomari at a hiding place. Within a few months, about 130 people were indicted. Salcedo insisted the drug lord was there. He was killed by DEA double agent Jorge Salcedo in 1995. Meanwhile, he beefed up security for the Orejuela brothers and their families. We don't have one chance with these killers. THE wonkish, soft-spoken family man was an unlikely drug gang recruit. Ex-UCLA coach Jorge Salcedo sentenced for taking kickbacks in college admissions scandal By Jesse O'Neill March 20, 2021 9:53pm Updated Former UCLA soccer coach Jorge Salcedo was sentenced to. It was a mess. In 2018, Salcedo agreed with Singer and Khosroshahin to recruit the son of another client of Singers to the UCLA mens soccer team despite the fact that the student did not play soccer competitively. The new constitution included a no-extradition provision for native Colombians. The attack was subsequently called off. Salcedo and his U.S. handlers arranged to meet in a rural area outside Cali. I told myself I was not one of them.. Within days, Salcedo and Kacerosky were on the phone and Kacerosky landed one of the most remarkable confidential informants in international crime. In 2020, he reprised the role in the second season of Narcos: Mexico . I never wanted to be a part of that, I wanted to be outside. Later he ran an oil recovery business. Within a week, Salcedo faced his first life-threatening decision. Instead of preparing his report, Salcedo called in federal police. In the wrong hands, his records of bribes and business dealings posed a greater threat to cartel operations than confinement in a Colombian jail. It was not an invitation I could refuse, he said. Faced with orders to kill a colleague and friend, Salcedo grew desperate. Still, he served as a consultant for the new season and spoke extensively with Narcos showrunner Eric Newman to ensure the series' accuracy. In the years since, he has made sporadic telephone calls to a Times reporter from undisclosed locations. Some targeted the rich drug lords. So I thought, why don't I use my knowledge for more. A second assault was planned, this time from a base in Panama. 2023 Cable News Network. Colombian drug lords Miguel Rodriguez Orejuela, 63, and Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela, 67, entered guilty pleas and were ushered to federal prison for the next 30 years. Federal drug agents had to prove the cartel leaders continued to operate their empire from prison, after the extradition ban was lifted. Jorge Salcedos contacts with The Times began with a handshake in Miami during a brief court appearance in October 1998. Some were on the cartel payroll. In Colombia, even honest people have to deal with the cartels.. I had nothing to do with drugs, he said. I told them it was unlikely to succeed. In an unusual move largely financed by Medellin cartel bosses, he was to organize an off-the-books, paramilitary operation -- an armed assault on a guerrilla mountain fortress called Casa Verde. U.S. District Judge William Hoeveler agreed, noting Salcedos service rendered to this country and actions that saved the lives of a number of people.. The policemen took the 500 pesos and drove off. Lauren Isackson was listed as a midfielder on the teams roster for the 2017 season but had zero soccer experienceand never set foot on the field during a game, prosecutors said. Immigration activists rallied outside the Legislative Office Building Thursday to protest the planned deportation of U.S. Army veteran Jorge Luis Salcedo, a Glastonbury resident with a wife and . In 2017, he starred as Jorge Salcedo Cabrera, the head of security for the Cali Cartel in season three of the Netflix series Narcos. I get there, and the cars arrive there, and all of a sudden these people were just taken by force by people who work at Pacho Herrera's farmwell, it was a luxury ranch, not a farm. Again, people began to disappear Salcedo and his family, and Pallomari this time into the custody and protection of U.S. authorities. So I got into the meeting, and I was able to tell him what was happening [with the police], so I was able to earn his trust. The chance of a lifetime: Five friends ski the tallest mountain in Los Angeles, Best coffee city in the world? In the third season of Netflix's Narcos, Cali Cartel security chief Jorge . Aiding the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) unexpectedly and at great risk was a senior Cali cartel official, the head of security for the cocaine syndicate. All contacts were by phone and were initiated by Salcedo. And at that time, there were other things going onthey were reorganizing narco-trafficking and all that. Within a few months, about 130 people were indicted. Jorge Salcedo Cabrera (born November 25, 1947) is a Colombian civil engineer, countersurveillance specialist, and former head of security for Miguel Rodrguez Orejuela and the Cali Cartel who turned confidential informant for the Drug Enforcement Administration. At the same time, rival cocaine cartels were warring, killing police, judges, politicians and bystanders. Business improved even more after December 1993, when Escobar died in a blaze of gunfire. Im sorry. Operatives were arrested. I remember that it was surprisingly heavy. I've never seen so many important people in terms of the movies and TV sector. The dons said Salcedos skills were required to end Escobars reign of terror and protect them and their families. I was buying four U.S.-made bombs 500-pounders that the bosses wanted to drop on Pablo Escobar. An incident also was arranged so he would inexplicably die in custody. He received his medical degree from Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras and has been in practice for more than 20. Between sources like the army sergeant, the police captain and others, my bosses and I were kept informed about dates, times and places for raids and such things as which cartel cars were being followed and what phone numbers were being tapped. Jorge Salcedo fue la pieza clave para detener a todos los lderes del cartel de Cali, entre ellos los hermanos Rodrguez Orejuela, que siguen en prisin. He was openly complaining. I know something about corruption and organized crime. Salcedo was ingenious and intelligent, evident by his experiments with biodiesel during his youth. Salcedo feigned progress toward setting up an assassination. But because I was always at the meeting, I was a witness to everything that was spoken there. Salcedo was paid a bribe of $100,000 for his actions. I am a different man than I was two years ago, and I will never make decisions like this again, Salcedo said during a hearing held via videoconference. The raiding party that hit Miguels door the next morning included two DEA agents and a search team under Gen. Jose Serrano, chief of the Colombian national police. First, some background: I used to be Jorge Salcedo. Jorge Salcedo is the name of: Jorge Salcedo (actor) (1915-1988), Argentinian actor Jorge Salcedo (soccer) (born 1972), American soccer player and coach Jorge Salcedo Cabrera (born 1947), Colombian informant for the DEA This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. The Medellin gangs knew he was plotting to kill Escobar. Singer, who has also pleaded guilty, recorded his phone calls with parents and coaches and is expected to be the star witness for the prosecution in any cases that go to trial. But I've thought many times, why did they make me do that, to be there? Still, Salcedo used great care -- calling from a public phone and leaving only a vague message offering to be helpful.. Mr. It was, Agent Kacerosky later would observe tersely, historical., Salcedo pleaded guilty in Miami to a single count of racketeering and, at an unusual sentencing hearing, was universally praised by agents and prosecutors who recommended unprecedented leniency. And at that point, he gave me the chance to speak to him, and I said, "William, the advice I can give you is: Don't inherit that throne. Jorge Salcedo Cabrera (born November 25, 1947) is a Colombian civil engineer, countersurveillance specialist, and former head of security for Miguel Rodrguez Orejuela and the Cali Cartel who turned confidential informant for the Drug Enforcement Administration. And what stories did you tell Eric? At the same time, rival cocaine cartels were warring with one another, killing scores of police, judges, politicians and innocent bystanders. Now that Pablo was dead, not everybody wanted to make peace with Cali. The two factions agreed, and Jorge worked with the commandos to develop a plan of attack. It was a very bad idea, but they sent me anyway. The soft-spoken family man once known as Jorge Salcedo was an unlikely drug-gang recruit. We've received your submission. He must have brass balls this big.. I decided to play on the fact that I might not be discovered, Salcedo said. Los Angeles, A $150,000 executive protection dog? I came here to protect you and your family, but I left my business behind, so I'm done." Jorge Salcedo had a stable career before he started working with the Cali Cartel. I had to advise him to be [more] careful.. Military leaders grew restless because of the security failings of an impotent and corrupt government and tried to fill the vacuum, sometimes taking military actions without approval from officials in Bogota, the capital. His father was a retired Colombian army general and respected diplomatic figure. Some judges became overnight millionaires. So we always arranged our meetings in the woods. Jorge Salcedo, the former men's soccer head coach at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) facing charges in a nationwide college admissions cheating scheme, arrives at the federal . As the head of security for the Cali Cartel and an eventual informant whose work nearly singlehandedly brought down the whole cartel, Salcedo (played by Matias Varela) and his story are central to the show. Calling on a secure phone line from an undisclosed location, Salcedo, now in his late 60s, spoke at length about his time with the cartel, his life since then in the federal witness protection program, and all the things the show gets rightincluding some of the most harrowing scenes. The attack had to be abandoned. Threatened with arrest, the billionaire brothers fled their palatial homes and managed the syndicate while moving from one safe house to another. I was taken there. Salcedo used it to steer Pallomari toward the DEA. Jorge Salcedo ( Buenos Aires, Argentina; 6 de febrero de 1915 - Idem; 12 de abril de 1988) fue un primer actor de radio, cine, fotonovelas y televisin argentino ndice 1 Actividades artsticas 2 Filmografa 3 Televisin 4 Fotonovelas 5 Referencias 6 Enlaces externos Actividades artsticas [ editar] Bhem tto funkce se stal tajnm informtorem federln protidrogov agentury USA (DEA - Drug Enforcement Administration) a sehrl klovou roli v zaten hlavnch pedstavitel kartelu a rozbit cel organizace. Miguel literally tried to wipe out all non-Colombian nationals operating in Colombia, said Ryan. He told me, "You get there first just to make sure the road is clear is safe for me." He told Pallomari he would be arrested and die in jail. Join CNN Opinion on Facebook and follow updates on Twitter, The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Jorge Salcedo. Lleg un acuerdo con la DEA para proteger. I wasn't there, but I had people who were actually in the execution of these things. BOSTON The former mens soccer coach at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), was sentenced today in connection with his involvement in a scheme to use bribery and fraud to facilitate the admission of applicants to UCLA. After going into hiding, Salcedo focused his efforts on monitoring his electronic communication network, extracting intelligence on both national police and the Medelln Cartel. The son was an officer in the army reserves, but he regarded himself more an engineer than a soldier. FROM mid-July into August 1995, Salcedo continued to play a dual role -- the man in charge of security for Miguel Rodriguez Orejuela, and his secret betrayer. And they had all read the book, but I was interested that they knew me personally. Tanto la serie como el libro de William C. Rempel y Jorge Salcedo han sido criticados abiertamente por William Rodrguez Abada, hijo de Miguel Rodrguez Orejuela, no solo por cmo es glorificado el narcotrfico, sino tambin por varias incongruencias mostradas en el libro afirmando adems que Jorge Salcedo entr a trabajar en el Cartel de Cali apenas meses antes de la . Jorge Salcedo told the judge that he joined in the college admissions bribery scheme because he was desperate [] BOSTON (AP) A former University of California, Los Angeles men's soccer coach was sentenced to eight months behind bars Friday for pocketing $200,000 in bribes to help applicants get into the school as bogus athletic . It doesn't make sense that I'm going to go kill a killer. Your effort and contribution in providing this feedback is much The student was subsequently admitted to UCLA as a student-athlete on the mens soccer team with a 25% scholarship. And the [Colombian] army was very impressed as well, so I received training and helped the military as well. Many safe houses were known to conceal vaults built into the walls for magician-like escapes. So there's not much to do. But the six assassins ended up dead. For years he had protected the bosses, their wives and children. It was one of those things, I think the DEA guys did that. So they had a lot of questions. Salcedo later came to work in the field of security. But suddenly police surrounded them. The drug boss had just been rescued from an escape vault with the help of a local police captain. I got to know I was excluded when I got a call saying I had to get there. I had to lose my old name, and I've been working as an engineer under my new name. Jorge Salcedo was the head of security for the Colombian Cali Cartel . Now I was against Pablo Escobar., ALMOST immediately, Salcedo helped devise an assault on. U.S. District Judge William Hoeveler agreed, noting Salcedos service rendered to this country and actions that saved the lives of a number of people.. Across town, Salcedos pager went off. Jorge Velsquez Biographical Information Nickname (s) Navegante (Navigator) Status Deceased Death 1995 Cali, Colombia Cause of death Shot by Jorge Salcedo Nationality Colombian Fictional? Drug cartels, whether in Colombia or Mexico, cannot function without massive assistance from compromised officials at all levels. However, word of Salcedos role reached Cali, 185 miles southwest of Bogota. A federal judge in Boston on Friday sentenced former UCLA soccer coach Jorge Salcedo to eight months in prison followed by a year of supervised release for taking $200,000 in bribes to help secure the admission of two students as part of the nationwide scheme prosecutors dubbed "Varsity Blues." Furthermore, the American drug agents were armed, a violation of Colombian law. 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