Christina Jurado was the wife of Cali cartel money launderer Franklin Jurado.
She met her husband while studying at Harvard University, and they both married. Her US passport proved immensely beneficial for her husband as he traveled around tax havens in Europe and South America, managing the money laundering operations for the Cali cartel.
In 1994, DEA agent Javier Peña unsuccessfully tried to get her to betray the location of her husband. Peña had her telephone wiretapped, and arrested Franklin after tracking his location. Cartel lawyer Alan Starkman told Franklin not to collaborate with the Americans till his wife is safely moved back to the United States. This was a diversion tactic by the cartel, as cartel sicario Navegante kidnapped Christina and handed her over to the FARC for safe-keeping. Despite Peña rescuing Christina with help from the ACCU, the cartel succeeded in having Franklin killed while in American custody.