Overview

• Alejandro Irarragorri, president of Grupo Orlegi and owner of Santos Laguna, Atlas and Sporting de Gijón, obtained the suspensión definitiva from a federal court in Tampico.
• The order prevents his arrest so long as he attends hearings via videoconference and posts a 5,000-peso guarantee.
• The Fiscalía General de la República alleges he evaded more than 54 million pesos in income tax through exempt indemnity premiums and simulated union contracts benefiting 26 players and staff.
• An arrest warrant was issued after he failed to appear at an in-person imputación hearing on March 24, 2024, prompting authorities to declare him a fugitive.
• Under the Código Fiscal de la Federación, the alleged tax fraud carries a potential sentence of three to nine years in prison.