Overview
- Federal agents detained Duarte around 2 p.m. on Dec. 8 as he left his home in Chihuahua City, executing a May 16, 2024 arrest warrant issued in Almoloya de Juárez.
- He was moved into federal custody and entered the Altiplano maximum-security prison at 11:21 p.m., with a court appearance expected on Dec. 9.
- Prosecutors say the probe tracks triangulation of public funds through shell companies, simulated contracts and bank transfers within Mexico’s financial system.
- The FGR requested U.S. consent on Oct. 4, 2024 to pursue charges beyond his extradition terms, which was granted on Dec. 4, 2025.
- Duarte was arrested in Miami in 2020 and extradited in 2022 over state charges of embezzlement and criminal association, which continue under Chihuahua authorities; he remains presumed innocent.