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Dominican Republic Extradites Former Afirme Executive to Mexico Over Next Energy Case

Mexican prosecutors say trust deals tied to the shelved Mexicali solar project caused about 123 million pesos in losses to Baja California.

Overview

  • The Fiscalía General de la República received David Alejandro Rodríguez Jacobo on September 22 under the Mexico–Dominican Republic extradition treaty at Las Américas International Airport in Santo Domingo.
  • He is wanted by a Mexicali control judge for his probable responsibility in the crime of illicit use of powers and duties.
  • Investigators allege he and others, acting as fiduciary delegates at Grupo Financiero Afirme, executed trust contracts with Baja California officials who lacked authority to validate them.
  • The alleged patrimonial damage is linked to the cancelled Next Energy photovoltaic project in Mexicali, with an estimated impact of about 123 million pesos.
  • Rodríguez Jacobo was detained in April in Punta Cana by Dominican police with Interpol coordination, and no court hearing date in Mexico has been announced.