When the music plays… with shady money?
It seems that for Los Alegres del Barranco the party is getting out of hand, and not precisely because of the pace of their corridos. The Jalisco Prosecutor’s Office put a pause on their bank accounts (literally) by freezing 5.8 million pesos due to suspicions that this money has more dark stories than an episode of Narcos. The reason? Operations with resources of illicit origin, or as we would say colloquially: “money that does not smell like roses.”
From the stage to the dock
According to the deputy prosecutor Alfonso Gutiérrez Santillán, the wool they collected in their first event in Zapopan is already blocked, because—surprise—it could be linked to apology for crime. In other words, they not only sang about controversies, but now they are protagonists of one. Irony or marketing strategy? Time will tell.
And if that were not enough, they have already had criminal proceedings since March for that concert where, apparently, they glorified questionable activities. Come on, if the money comes from there, it’s not exactly “honestly earned.” Although, of course, the Prosecutor’s Office still needs to demonstrate whether these bills are as illegal as a pirate meme.
The juiciest thing: if guilt is confirmed, that money would pass into the hands of the state. In other words, from being rich and famous to the government taking away even from the Czechs. #SadButTrue.
Moral? Maybe it’s better to sing about love and not about things that can leave you without a bank account. But hey, while justice decides, we will continue here, watching the drama with popcorn.
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