AMLO Cites Segalmex Fraud as ‘Stain’ of Presidency
The 9.5 billion peso Segalmex embezzlement surpassed that of the controversial 7 billion peso “Master Fraud” case seen under AMLO’s predecessor President Enrique Piña Nieto
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Inside Segalmex’s 15 Billion-Peso Embezzlement Scandal
While founded with the positive intention of supplying low-income Mexican families with affordable food resources, Segalmex soon became embroiled in scandal
Read moreSegalmex Buys 465 Million Pesos Worth of Sugar from Ghost Company
By MARK LORENZANA The Mexican Food System (Segalmex), an agency created by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) in 2018, allegedly entered into a contract with a ghost company in April 2020 and purchased 25,000 tons of sugar worth 465 million pesos, of which only 7,800 tons were delivered. Servicios Integrales Carregin, the alleged ghost company, has already been
Read moreSegalmex Plagued with Irregularities of at Least 9.5 Billion Pesos
By MARK LORENZANA Allegations of fraud have plagued the Mexican Food System (Segalmex), an agency created by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) — the latest of which involves irregularities of at least 9.5 billion pesos, according to a report by Mexican daily newspaper Reforma on Tuesday, July 26. In the Reforma report, Segalmex in 2021 allegedly failed to
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