By KELIN DILLON On Monday, Aug. 8, a Mexican federal judge struck down an arrest warrant involving allegations of money laundering and organized crime issued against former Secretary of Social Development (Sedesol) Rosario Robles, though she is set to remain in prison awaiting trial on other charges surrounding her time at Sedesol. Robles has been accused of using her position
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF A federal judge on Thursday, May 19, dealt Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office (FGR) a major judicial setback by ordering the dismissal of a case filed against three lawyers by fellow lawyer Juan Ramón Collado accusing them of extortion. Collado, who previously served as former Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto’s most trustworthy legal advisor, is
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF After more than 13 months behind bars, Mexico”s former secretary of Social Development (Sedesol) Rosario Robles Berlanga, was finally released on personal recognizance on Thursday, Sept. 24. Robles — who was previously denied bail on the grounds that she could be a flight risk by a circuit court judge, Felipe de Jesús Delgadillo Padierna,
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