Border Patrol officials under investigation for ties to tequila mogul are also under scrutiny for parties with businessman

Top Border Patrol officials who are under investigation for their ties to a Mexican tequila mogul also attended parties hosted by his friend, a wealthy businessman involved in cross-border trade, raising questions about whether there is a conflict of interest, two sources familiar with the relationship told NBC News.

Internal investigators are also examining allegations that Chavez traveled with Garza to Guadalajara, Mexico, in November 2023, and whether she or Garza paid for her travel and on-ground transportation. This February, Owens, Chavez and Garza went to Jalisco, Mexico, and were among a group hosted by González, the distiller, at Tequila Casa de los González, his family’s distillery complex, where they celebrated Owens’ birthday.

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