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Mexico’s Anti‑Corruption Office Sanctions 13 Federal Officials

The action signals enforcement of the Ley General de Responsabilidades Administrativas across energy, health, ports and customs with sanctions that remain open to appeal.

Overview

  • The Secretaría Anticorrupción y Buen Gobierno announced on July 26, 2026 that it imposed disciplinary measures on 13 public servants from nine federal agencies for faltas no graves.
  • The penalties include eight temporary suspensions, one three‑month inhabilitación and three amonestaciones, applied according to proportionality criteria in the Ley General de Responsabilidades Administrativas.
  • Agencies affected include Pemex, CFE, IMSS, SEDENA, SNDIF, ANAM, INDEP, ASIPONA Manzanillo and the Health Ministry, with specific cases such as two Pemex staff suspended 30 days for failing to process postmortem benefits and an IMSS doctor inhabilitated for three months after a 2022 omission linked in the resolution to a patient’s death.
  • Several suspensions targeted operational failures: three ANAM customs officers at AICM received 15‑day suspensions for not fully checking luggage in 2023, an SNDIF worker was suspended 15 days for maltreatment of a minor in 2025, and an ASIPONA engineer got two short suspensions for not pursuing budget adjustments for port works.
  • The Secretariat said the sanctions follow investigations by each institution’s Unidades de Responsabilidades or Órganos Internos de Control, stressed these are administrative not criminal measures, and noted sanctioned officials may challenge the rulings which could prompt legal review and changes to internal oversight practices.