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Judge Rejects Araceli Brown’s Bid to Unfreeze Bank Accounts

The ruling keeps the UIF freeze tied to a U.S. Treasury designation in place due to a lack of proof that she owns the accounts.

Overview

  • Federal Judge Marco Antonio Arreola Herrera denied a provisional suspension sought by the Morena deputy, leaving her funds blocked.
  • Brown filed the amparo on October 2 to be removed from Mexico’s blocked‑persons list and regain access to funds held at Banorte.
  • The judge ruled she did not submit documents showing she is the owner of the bank accounts, so she failed to establish the required legal interest.
  • Mexico’s Unidad de Inteligencia Financiera added her to its list under agreement 282/2025 after the U.S. Treasury designated her in September.
  • OFAC alleges Brown worked with the Sinaloa Cartel’s ‘La Mayiza’ faction and collected extortion payments for Alfonso and René Arzate, claims Mexico’s president has said lack sufficient domestic evidence.