Rosalinda González Valencia

Rosalinda González Valencia
Born1962 or 1963 (age 62–63)
Aguililla, Michoacán, Mexico
Other namesLa Jefa (English: The Boss)
OccupationsBusinesswoman, Money launderer
EmployerJalisco New Generation Cartel (suspected)
Criminal charge
Criminal statusReleased from prison, awaiting trial
Spouse
(m. 1996; died 2026)
Children3, including Rubén Oseguera González and Jessica Johanna Oseguera González

Rosalinda González Valencia (Spanish pronunciation: [rosa'linda ɣon'sales βa'lensja]; born 1963) is a Mexican businesswoman and convicted money launderer of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), a criminal group based in Jalisco. She has also been known by her alias "La Jefa" (The Boss). She was married to Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes ("El Mencho"), Mexico's most-wanted man and the CJNG leader until 2018.

Born in rural Michoacán, Rosalinda grew up in a family of 18 siblings and was the eldest of her sisters. Her family originally grew avocados, but eventually turned to cultivating marijuana and opium poppy. In the 1970s, her family formed the Milenio Cartel, the predecessor group of the CJNG, and began trafficking narcotics from Mexico to the United States.

According to Mexico's Secretariat of the Interior, González oversaw the CJNG's financial and legal resources, including over 70 businesses affiliated with the criminal group. Some of them were sanctioned under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act. González's defense claims she is not guilty and was a victim of defamation due to her relationship with El Mencho. On 26 May 2018, González was arrested by the Mexican Navy in Zapopan, Jalisco, for her alleged involvement in money laundering. After three months of hearings and legal battles, a judge granted her release from prison after she paid a MXN$1.5 million bail. González's trial was held behind closed doors. On 15 November 2021, González was recaptured. In December 2023, she was sentenced to five years in prison for failing to disclose transactions related to a car wash she ran. She was given an early release from prison, in February 2025. At the time of El Mencho's death in February 2026, it was reported that his influence in the CJNG initially came through his marriage to Valencia.