Overview
- IPN said on December 2 that Tapia Santoyo was temporarily removed from his post effective November 29 and that the institute is cooperating with investigators.
- The Secretaría Anticorrupción y Buen Gobierno asked for immediate suspension and technical restrictions, including blocking institutional email, systems access and use of public resources.
- Case files cite a multi‑year, 2.5‑billion‑peso cleaning contract awarded at IPN to Servicios Integrales Retimar, reported as part of a so‑called cleaning cartel, with alleged limits on competition.
- Investigations also track Tapia’s time at ISSSTE, noting deposits to his accounts and firms linked to him, and alleging that SAT‑designated phantom suppliers such as Interacción Biomédica received more than 1,613 million pesos without adequate support.
- The Fundación Politécnico filed criminal and civil complaints against IPN director Arturo Reyes Sandoval for possible peculado and other offenses, escalating governance tensions as FGR inquiries into Tapia continue.