By KELIN DILLON On the heels of the controversial irregularities found and publicly released by Mexico’s Superior Audit Office of the Federation (ASF) in a report surrounding the construction of the country’s megaprojects, a new source of contention has arisen from ASF findings: Federal Attorney General (FGR) Alejandro Gertz Manero and close collaborator of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador
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By KELIN DILLON Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) officially announced the grand draw from Mexico’s National Lottery taking place in September, with prizes including box seats at the Azteca Stadium and the former residences of several drug lords. The lottery initiative was previously revealed to the public on May 24, and features more than 250 million pesos worth
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By KELIN DILLON After the hacking of Mexico’s National Lottery (Lotenal) on Thursday, May 27, by the cybercriminal group Avaddon, the attackers have threatened to release sensitive information relating to the lottery’s workplace, particularly in the Sports Forecasts division, if Lotenal does not publicly acknowledge the online breach. The group gave Lotenal 10 days to pay the ransom for the
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By KELIN DILLON Mexico’s federal government, led by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), announced it will hold another raffle to the public, following last year’s lottery of the nation’s presidential plane, with both cash and property prizes up for grabs. The National Lottery will raffle out a total of 22 prizes totaling more than 250 million pesos in value,
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Happy Birthday, Carlos Slim Just as Mexico’s and Latin America’s wealthiest man, Carlos Slim, was gearing up to celebrate his 80th birthday on Tuesday, Jan. 28, the Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT) delivered a special gift that surely the tycoon did not appreciate: a fine for nearly 1.39 billion pesos. The fine applied directly to mismanagement of accounting
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