Overview
- Mexico’s anti-corruption prosecutor asked a judge for an initial hearing to impute Casar and two others for probable illicit use of powers under Article 217, fraction II of the Federal Penal Code.
- The hearing is scheduled for December 16, when prosecutors will present the investigation’s findings and the specific conduct alleged.
- The offense is not classified as serious, so if the judge opens a case the defendants could remain free under conditions during trial.
- Judicial records link the probe to benefits obtained after the death of Carlos Fernando Márquez Padilla, which forensic reports described as a suicide.
- Pemex suspended the pension in February 2024, a federal labor court later ordered payments reinstated, and a former Pemex director claimed the payouts totaled about 31 million pesos.