Gerardo Ortiz has been sentenced to 36 months of probation and ordered to pay a $1.5 million fine after admitting he performed at concerts org-nized by a promoter tied to the C—tel. The judge noted that Ortiz provided significant cooperation to the FBI, including testifying against his former manager, Ángel del Villar, who controlled his bookings in 2018 and was later convicted of 11 federal charges and sentenced to four years in prison. Ortiz's cooperation has created b-cklash in Mexico, making