Overview
- Ulises Lara announced on X that he was designated by Attorney General Ernestina Godoy as head of the FGR’s Special Prosecutor’s Office for the Investigation of Relevant Matters and said he has assumed the role.
- The unit is tasked with following federal crimes of national impact that are referred directly by the attorney general or by the Office of Control Competency.
- Lara previously served as the FGR delegate in Morelos since May 2025 and earlier was spokesperson and acting chief of Mexico City’s prosecutor’s office during Godoy’s prior tenure there.
- Reporting notes the position was previously associated with Manuel Granados Quiroz and frames the move as part of Godoy’s broader leadership reconfiguration at the FGR.
- Other recent appointments cited in coverage include César Oliveros Aparicio to the organized crime office and Héctor Elizalde Mora to the investigative agency, while past questions about Lara’s academic credentials have resurfaced.