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Mexico Arrests Ex García Luna Aide on Money Laundering, Organized Crime and Embezzlement Charges

Prosecutors say a 2013–2015 prison contracting scheme funneled public money to companies tied to Genaro García Luna.

Overview

  • AIC agents of the federal prosecutor’s office detained Jesús Alberto Caballero Tardaguila on December 26 in Cuernavaca, Morelos.
  • Held at the Altiplano high‑security prison, he was presented to a federal judicial authority as prosecutors seek an initial hearing to file charges.
  • FEMDO alleges he simulated service contracts to divert funds from the federal prison authority OADRS to firms linked to García Luna.
  • Reporting on the investigation cites an estimated 5,112 million pesos in losses associated with ten illegal prison‑equipment contracts.
  • Caballero is an IT engineer who served as Cuernavaca’s information technology director and sat on a local transparency subcommittee, and the case unfolds as García Luna pursues a U.S. appeal of his 38‑year sentence.