A Mexican federal judge ordered the release of a cartel-connected border-state former governor fighting extradition to the U.S. where he is wanted on money laundering charges.
More than three months after Tamaulipas authorities arrested a former governor on embezzlement charges, the U.S. Department of State has formally issued an extradition request, asking that the politician be sent to Texas for federal money laundering and fraud charges.
The Mexican government announced the formal detention with the intent to extradite a former Tamaulipas governor wanted in Texas on money laundering and bank fraud charges. The politician is accused of receiving bribes from drug cartels operating freely while he was in office.
State prosecutors in the border state of Tamaulipas are asking for federal help in extraditing a cartel-linked former governor currently jailed as part of an embezzlement and money laundering case.
The State of Tamaulipas requested the federal government of Mexico help with transferring a former state governor from state to federal prison.
A state judge in Tamaulipas formally charged a cartel-linked former governor and ordered him to remain behind bars without bond.
Agents with the Tamaulipas Attorney General’s Office raided a luxury ranch tied to a former cartel-linked governor who is the target of an ongoing embezzlement and money laundering investigation.
A rare sight in Mexico’s current political climate, three senators presented a motion to congratulate Tamaulipas authorities for the arrest of a former cartel-linked governor, while calling for a federal inquiry into the case.
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Mexican state authorities arrested a former governor after the United States accused him of money laundering in Texas and accepting cartel bribes.
The Mexican government disputed a pair of tweets by President Donald J. Trump where he the nation will end up paying for a border wall. The reignited tensions come at a time when the two countries are renegotiating the North America Free Trade Agreement.
A cartel-linked former governor of Coahuila has been kicked out of his political party.
Muchos de los principales líderes de México están vinculados a los violentos cárteles de la droga que invaden su país. A medida que México se desliza cada vez más hacia un fallido narco-estado, los vínculos de los altos políticos con los cárteles de la droga posiblemente ayudan a explicar el por qué.
Many of Mexico’s top leaders are linked to the brutal drug cartels overrunning their country. As Mexico slips further into a failed narco-state, top politicians’ links with drug cartels possibly help explain why.
Police in Guatemala arrested a second former Mexican governor just days after authorities arrested another Mexican fugitive cartel-linked governor in Italy. Guatemalan police arrested the fugitive governor on organized crime and embezzlement charges.
A cartel-linked fugitive Mexican governor who continues to be on the run is now facing additional charges after authorities unsealed a new indictment.
Saving face, Mexican officials are claiming they did not agree to the U.S. extradition of a fugitive governor wanted in Texas for drug trafficking and money laundering charges. While the U.S. government has requested from the Italian government his extradition, Mexico has only requested information as to his location.
A Mexican socialite is currently in U.S. custody facing federal money laundering charges for her alleged role in helping a former Tamaulipas governor move millions in bribes and embezzled funds into Texas. The case points to a larger conspiracy where key members the upper echelons of high society in that state appear to have taken part in laundering funds for corrupt politicians.
MONTERREY, Nuevo Leon — State authorities authorities have arrested a man wanted by the U.S. Department of Justice for his role in laundering millions in cartel funds and bribes for a fugitive Tamaulipas governor. The arrest was part of a joint operation between Tamaulipas and Nuevo León. Hours after the arrest, federal authorities in Mexico released him claiming they did not have a warrant.
Two Mexican border state officials and four U.S. businessmen have pleaded guilty to demanding and receiving millions in bribes to have Mexican government planes be stored and serviced in Texas border cities.
Mexican politicians are calling out that country’s government for their lack of action in searching for two former governors who are wanted by the U.S. Department of Justice on money laundering and drug charges. The politicians are asking the Mexican government to offer a reward for their capture.
MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — The Tamaulipas state government spent millions in providing state police officers as personal bodyguards for two former governors who are wanted by the U.S. Department of Justice for their alleged roles as surrogates to Mexican cartels.
One of Mexico’s Largest newspapers, El Universal, has revealed the influential power of Mexican politics when it praised a former Tamaulipas governor while forgetting to mention that he is currently a fugitive of the U.S. Department of Justice.
The newly elected governor in the border state of Tamaulipas has promised to take on cartels, fight corruption and regain the trust of the business and law enforcement partners the state has with Texas and the rest of the nation.
A fugitive of the U.S. Department of Justice and former governor from the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas came out to a public polling booth in Mexico to vote for the members of his party.
One of Mexico’s largest newspapers, El Universal, rushed to defend a Mexican Border state gubernatorial candidate who is being investigated for money laundering activities. The news outlet conflated two separate issues into one story resulting in an article that is misleading in nature and provides inaccurate information.
A Mexican gubernatorial candidate is the target of a money laundering probe by U.S. federal authorities in connection with a series of shell companies in Panama. The companies were exposed by the document leak known as the Panama Papers.
As the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas prepares for a heated gubernatorial election, the country’s ruling party has tried and failed at shaking their image of corruption and their ties to drug cartels.
A U.S. Congressman from Texas demands the immediate extradition of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera and two former Mexican governors who are currently wanted by the U.S. Department of Justice.
The U.S. federal government has formally announced that yet another former governor from Mexico has now become a fugitive sought by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
