Overview
- Federal agents detained Duarte in Chihuahua on Dec. 8 under a May 16, 2024 arrest warrant issued by a judge based in Almoloya de Juárez.
- Prosecutors allege he used Mexico’s financial system to conceal state funds diverted during his time in office.
- The United States granted Mexico permission to pursue this charge, requested on Oct. 4, 2024, because it differs from the crimes tied to his 2022 extradition.
- Separate state proceedings for alleged embezzlement and criminal association continue, following his 2020 arrest in Miami and 2022 extradition; he had been out with an electronic monitor since 2024.
- Authorities are preparing to present the case to a federal judge, with a transfer to an Almoloya facility reported by local media as a possibility.