Segalmex Boss Allegedly Requested 120 Million Peso ‘Tithes’
René Gavira Segreste’s demands also purportedly included property in the United States and tickets to NFL games
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La Cosa Nostra and Mexico’s Own Criminal Groups
The Mafia in Italy is powerful, perhaps more powerful than people realize
Read moreNavigating Mexico: End of Life
A general principle of Mexican law is that that which is not prohibited, is allowed
Read moreNavigating Mexico: The Real Dope about Drugs in Mexico
As a tourist and foreign visitor, you are a fool to have drugs, of any amount, on your person in a public place in Mexico
Read moreMexican Supreme Court Blocks AMLO’s Express Permits for Flagship Projects
In a six-to-five vote, Mexico’s highest court declared the presidential decree illegal and invalid
Read moreSupreme Court Rules Plan B Electoral Reform Invalid
While Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador pivoted from his defunct constitutional electoral reform to change some of Mexico’s basic electoral laws, purported violations of the legislative process during Plan B’s passage has put the reform’s constitutionality in question at the Supreme Court
Read moreLegislative Violations Put Plan B’s Future in Jeopardy at the Supreme Court
Mexican Supreme Court Justice Alberto Pérez Dayán’s newly released analysis of the Plan B electoral reforms raise concerns surrounding violations of Mexico’s legislative process
Read moreWho Is Mexican Presidential Candidate Gustavo de Hoyos?
De Hoyos’ resume, while far from that of a career politician, speaks for itself
Read moreNavigating Mexico: Beach Cities, Havens for Fugitives
Working legally and being officially on a Mexican payroll involves several checks and balances that are part of the process, so most fugitives will not apply for a formal job
Read moreNavigating Mexico: Will Mexico’s New Anti-Smoking Law Work?
The intent is clearly to curtail tobacco use in future generations with no visible displays of tobacco products in stores, protecting children from second-hand smoke while in public
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