Overview
- Tercer Tribunal Colegiado Penal in Mexico City unanimously upheld a 2024 district ruling and refused Emilio Lozoya’s bid to have the money‑laundering charge declared prescribed.
- The panel specified that the statute‑of‑limitations issue belongs in the trial phase rather than through an amparo petition.
- With the amparo resolved, the Federal Justice Center at Reclusorio Norte can set a trial date, and the FGR has requested a 15‑year prison sentence.
- Prosecutors allege Lozoya received a $3.4 million payment from AHMSA linked to Pemex’s 2014 purchase of the idle Agronitrogenados plant for about $275 million, which the UIF previously valued at roughly $58 million.
- AHMSA owner Alonso Ancira agreed to a reparations deal exceeding $200 million but has not completed payment, and the FGR recently said it would revive proceedings and pursue him through international cooperation.