Mexican Public Corruption - Page 3

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum invited and stood just a few feet away from an infamous Mexican Army General who has been singled out and previously arrested by the U.S. Department of Justice for having alleged ties to drug cartels. The public appearance comes at a time when Mexico’ is facing immense pressure from the U.S. government to eradicate drug cartels or face sanctions and other punitive measures.

Mexico’s Attorney General Alejandro Gertz Manero announced that a Mexican federal judge is the target of a corruption investigation after he ordered the release of one of the top leaders of the Gulf Cartel. 

The recent drug sentencing of a man who was at one time considered Mexico’s top law enforcement official has continued to fuel a slew of allegations about which former Mexican president, if any, did not have ties or dealings with drug cartels during their respective administration.

The son of a Mexican mayor is facing kidnapping charges for his alleged role in a cartel-connected kidnapping gang that included other politically connected people, all from the state of Guerrero. The case comes at a time when that Mexican state made international headlines after unknown gunmen kidnapped and beheaded the mayor of its capital city, Chilpancingo, just six days after assuming his post.

Mexico’s president is to release a former state governor who has been convicted in both the United States and Mexico on drug trafficking and money laundering charges.

Three members of Mexico’s National Guard are facing state charges in connection with the sexual assault of an underage female in the popular beach destination of Isla Mujeres. Despite the arrest, state authorities are trying to cover up the issue that the three suspects are members of Mexico’s National Guard and were on duty during the sexual assault.

Mexican immigration agents allowed a Hungarian woman who had previously been flagged by U.S. authorities to enter the country in exchange for a cash bribe. The incident comes when Mexican immigration officials have been unable to shake a long list of corruption allegations.

A gunman shot and killed a Mexican mayoral candidate as he was about to take the stage during a campaign event in the coastal state of Guerrero. The murder comes amidst one of Mexico’s bloodiest election cycles, with at least 36 candidates murdered and over 300 political attacks in a span of less than a year.

A Mexican border state official actively worked with the Gulf Cartel to lure a group of businessmen to a local restaurant where gunmen from the Gulf Cartel then threatened them and extorted them. The businessmen provide food-vendor services to various international manufacturing companies operating in the border city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas.

A police commander in a popular Mexican coastal state raised questions after he threw a lavish party for his daughter that featured the performance of Los Tucanes de Tijuana. The cost of the party would have been equal to several years of the lawman’s salary.

A Mexican federal judge has ordered the release of the brother of the supreme leader of Mexico’s most violent and dangerous drug criminal organization — Cartel Jalisco New Generation. The judge made the release citing irregularities in the paperwork and the arrest procedure.

Journalists grilled a Mexican presidential hopeful during her visit to the border state of  Tamaulipas for campaigning alongside a cartel-connected former governor. The former governor has a pending arrest warrant from the U.S. Department of Justice on money laundering charges.

Two immigration officials in Mexico lost their jobs after the country’s National Migration Institute was unable to cover up their arrest. The officials were arrested as part of an investigation into a large-scale extortion scheme where the officials allegedly targeted migrants.

Mexico’s President has once again criticized the U.S. government over alleged investigations into his administration’s ties to drug cartels.

Mexico’s government has called for a congressional inquiry into a federal judge who has been behind the release of several cartel members and is currently working to release a top leader with the Gulf Cartel.

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador lashed out at the U.S. government, calling its agencies immoral for allowing three news outlets to publish a series of exposés detailing how the Sinaloa Cartel funneled millions into his 2006 failed presidential campaign.

A Mexican politician previously exposed in videos having breakfast with a local cartel boss is now planning to run for a seat in Mexico’s Senate. Despite being the target of police investigations for her alleged ties to organized crime, the politician publicly claimed that any negative press about her is a political attack because she is a woman.

A Mexican former border state governor who is listed as a fugitive by the U.S. Department of Justice received an invitation to run for political office once more. The governor is wanted in connection with money laundering charges in the United States.

Mexican immigration officials praise themselves for the quality of their holding facilities after getting a visit from Mexico’s Human Rights Commission. However, what immigration officials did not show the visitors is that in some of their locations, they are stuffing migrants in literal closets they turned into holding cells.

The recent killing of two border state police officers is directly linked to an attempt to murder a corrupt law enforcement official who has been working for a rival cartel. Cartel gunmen previously called out that official on cartel banners, Breitbart Texas reported at the time.

Authorities in Mexico are trying to cover up the killing of a cartel lieutenant inside a Mexican border state prison. The killing comes at a time when various drug cartels continue to operate in Tamaulipas with the complicity of government officials.

One of Mexico’s most violent drug cartels forced Mexico’s government into releasing the son of one of its regional bosses. Cartel gunmen torched vehicles, set up blockades, and even clashed with authorities as they applied pressure to authorities.

A city councilwoman from a border city in Mexico pleaded guilty to smuggling close to 100 pounds of cocaine in a U.S. federal court. The politician, still listed on her city’s website, is currently facing a possible sentence of up to life in prison.

Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador presented a medal to a cartel-connected Army general who spent time in a U.S. jail awaiting trial on drug charges. The general was ultimately turned over to Mexico, where he was released.

A private law firm released a controversial video showing a top politician in northern Mexico openly talking about using government funds to buy the allegiance of state congressmen. The video is part of a private investigation by the law firm representing a former governor from Tamaulipas. The governor claims to be the target of political persecution and that the current government turned the state over to criminal organizations.

Three Mexican municipal police officers are behind bars as part of an investigation into the abduction of three people who went missing after a traffic stop. The incident took place in the western state of Michoacan.

Mexico’s southern border remains open not only for drugs, arms, and human smuggling but also for the illegal trafficking of commercial goods and even endangered species. Many times, goods are crossed right under the noses of Mexican federal authorities.

Mexican federal investigators arrested the former top police commander in the state of Puebla for allegedly orchestrating the arrest and torture of a journalist.  The reporter exposed a network of pedophiles made up of powerful politicians and businessmen. The list included the former governor of that state.

A councilwoman from the Mexican city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas, now faces federal charges in Texas after U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested her for allegedly transporting 42 kilograms of cocaine.

Mexican immigration officials at a detention center that went up in flames last month in Ciudad Juarez had a running extortion scheme. The scheme involved demanding money from migrants in exchange for being released. Those who were unable to pay were locked inside and eventually deported.

An immigration attorney in Mexico publicly exposed a network of immigration agents who he claims are using U.S. bank accounts to extort migrants to keep them from being deported and to release them with travel documents. The revelation comes as Mexico’s National Migration Institute is under scrutiny following a deadly fire that killed 39 migrants at one of their detention centers.

A group of attorneys representing a former Mexican border state governor said various government figures from Mexico’s ruling party colluded to “fabricate a false criminal case” in a failed attempt to arrest and remove the politician who belongs to a rival party. The attorneys announced they filed a criminal complaint with Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office.

A group of cartel gunmen killed an entire family during an assassination attempt targeting a narco-politician who worked for a rival organization. During the attack, the gunmen killed 6 people including the intended victim’s two children and wife.

A former Mexican police officer wanted in connection with the mass killing of 43 education students in the town of Ayotzinapa, Guerrero, in 2014, tried to sneak into New Mexico last month. U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested him this week and

The former state governor of Chihuahua is back in Mexico where he is set to face a lengthy trial on corruption charges. Police arrested the politician in Florida in 2020 after he spent almost a year on the run.

A recently elected Mexican border city mayor is currently on the run amid a corruption investigation by Tamaulipas state authorities.