Overview
- The Fiscalía General de la República received David Alejandro Rodríguez Jacobo at Las Américas International Airport in Santo Domingo under the Mexico–Dominican Republic extradition framework.
- Rodríguez Jacobo is required by a Judge of Control in Mexicali for probable responsibility in the crime of uso ilícito de atribuciones y facultades.
- Prosecutors allege he and others, acting as fiduciary delegates of Grupo Financiero Afirme, entered unauthorized trust contracts involving Baja California public officials, causing an estimated 123 million peso patrimonial loss.
- Dominican National Police detained him in April in Punta Cana with support from their Interpol National Central Office and international cooperation units.
- Dominican authorities also reported the separate arrest of Polish citizen Szymon Tomkiel on alleged fraud and financial offenses, underscoring ongoing cross-border cooperation on economic crimes.