Overview
- Jesús Alejandro Vera Jiménez was detained on Nov. 7 in Cuautla by the federal attorney general’s office, logged in the National Detention Registry, and transferred from FGR facilities in Cuernavaca to the Altiplano prison.
- Authorities attribute the case to the ‘Estafa Maestra’ triangulation of funds from social-program contracts, and reports cite charges of organized crime and money laundering pursuant to an arrest order first issued in 2018.
- The initial control hearing convened Friday night at Altiplano began late, and the judge granted time for the defense to examine 13 volumes and about 30 annexes of evidence; the session is scheduled to resume at 5:00 a.m. on Nov. 9.
- From custody, Vera released a letter alleging political persecution by former Morelos governor Graco Ramírez and pointing to an amparo that in January 2024 left a prior arrest order without effect pending appellate review.
- Administrative findings preceded the criminal case, with the TFJA and ASF holding Vera responsible for 239.3 million pesos in irregular operations, while media reports cite varying figures regarding alleged diversion, and he was declared a fugitive in 2021.