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 moreRosario Robles Walks out of Prison after Three Years without Trial
PULSE NEWS MEXICO After more than three years of her detainment without bail — and just hours after the arrest of former Attorney General Jesús Murillo Karam for his alleged ordering of the disappearances of 43 Ayotzinapa education school students in 2014 — Mexico’s Federal Attorney General Office¿ (FGR) late Friday, Aug. 19, ordered the immediate release of former Secretary
Read moreAlleged Juárez Attackers Receive Two Years of Preventative Detention
By KELIN DILLON According to reports from Sunday, Aug. 14, five men arrested for involvement in Thursday’s lethal attack on Ciudad Juárez, in which at least 11 people were killed, were sentenced to preventative detention for no more than two years in prison as they continue to be investigated for the crimes of attempted homicide and damages. The accused individuals
Read moreRobles to Remain Imprisoned Following Arrest Warrant Suspension
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
Read moreArgentina Agrees to Extradite Ahumada Kurtz to Mexico
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF A judge in Buenos Aires, Argentina, has agreed to extradite businessman Carlos Agustín Ahumada Kurtz, who has an outstanding arrest warrant for alleged crimes of fraud, Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office (FGR) announced Wednesday, Dec. 22. Ahumada Kurtz, a duel Mexican-Argentine citizen, has been in the crosshairs of the Prosecutor’s Office for alleged acts of
Read moreRosario Robles’ Daughter Files Rights Violation against Gertz
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mariana Moguel, daughter of imprisoned former Mexican Social Development (Sedesol) Secretary Rosario Robles — who has been held without trial since August 2019 at the behest of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) for alleged involvement in the so-called Mater Fraud of some 5 billion pesos — filed a legal complaint on Wednesday,
Read moreRosario Robles Says She Is a Political Prisoner
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Former Mexican Social Development Secretary Rosario Robles on Monday, Oct. 25, said that she has been held in jail without bail or trial for more than two years because she is a political prisoner. Robles, who is alleged to have been one of the organizers of Mexico’s so-called Master Fraud, went on to say
Read moreMexican Judge Rules to Keep Rosario Robles Imprisoned
By KELIN DILLON In a ruling on Wednesday, Oct. 20, a federal judge ruled to keep former Mexico’s Secretary of Social Development (Sedesol) Rosario Robles in preventative detention instead of house arrest, deeming her as a high risk of potentially fleeing the country. Robles was arrested in 2019 on the charge of stealing 4.6 billion pesos, the equivalent to $250
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By RICARDO CASTILLO New Mexican Tourist Resort Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) Saturday visited the largest of the three islands, popularly known as “Las Marías,” off the coast of Nayarit in the Pacific Ocean. During his visit, AMLO announced that in three months the archipelago, which once served as a federal prison, would open up to tourists as
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