Matthew Cox | Inside True Crime Podcast Cartel Money Tricks Exposed by Former Insider
Dec 29, 2025
Dive into the shadowy world of underground banking and cartel money laundering. Discover how Chinese networks facilitate cash movements and the bulk transport methods used to transfer illicit funds. Learn about the clever schemes employed by clubs and laundromats to legitimize dirty money. Hear about the surprising roles of the music industry in laundering and the chilling impact of major law enforcement actions on these operations. The intertwining of Mexican cartels and Chinese brokers reveals a complex web of financial maneuvering.
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Bulk Cash Dropoff At The Border
- Unknown Former Insider describes bulk cash transports: cash loaded into trunks and handed off at border meeting spots like a McDonald's.
- He explains serial-numbered dollar bills and car-key handoffs as a low-tech, trust-building method to move millions safely.
Resorts And Nightclubs As Money Funnels
- Unknown Former Insider recounts how cartels built hotels and tourism properties as front companies and cash sinks.
- He says cartel-owned property companies lease to branded hotels while funneling cash through club and taxi phantom fares.
Buying Laundromats To Launder And Flip
- Matthew Cox shares a story about a laundromat bought to launder cash and later collapsing, costing the buyer his retirement.
- He explains the seller ran multiple laundromats to launder money, pay taxes, then sell them for profit until indicted.