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Mexico Detains Ex-Prisons Chief in García Luna Corruption Probe

Prosecutors allege he approved illicit prison contracts that diverted roughly 5 billion pesos between 2008 and 2013.

Overview

  • Federal ministerial police arrested Eduardo Enrique Gómez García in Izúcar de Matamoros, Puebla, and he will be brought before the judge who issued the warrant.
  • He is accused of peculado, participation in organized crime and operations with resources of illicit origin.
  • Investigators say the allegedly irregular contracts were for services at federal penitentiaries and funneled funds to companies linked to Genaro García Luna.
  • The FGR says Gómez García is one of 61 targets covered by arrest warrants obtained by the organized crime prosecutor’s office.
  • Other suspects, including Jesús Alberto Caballero Tardaguila and María Vanesa Pedraza Madrid, have been linked to process, with judges imposing preventive detention in federal facilities.