Overview
- Prosecutors in Michoacán have reinforced a line of inquiry after former mayoral secretary Yesenia Méndez expanded her testimony this week alleging Samuel García Rivero was recommended to the Ayuntamiento by Mayor Grecia Quiroz.
- Samuel García Rivero remains vinculada a proceso as a suspected collaborator in the November 1, 2025, killing of Carlos Manzo and federal authorities say he provided the Jalisco New Generation Cartel with information about the victim.
- The investigation has produced about 31 people detained or linked to the case and officials say an alleged intellectual author known as Ramón Ángel “N” or “R1” has been identified in the probe.
- Grecia Quiroz has denied wrongdoing, met with Vicefiscal Israel Vega Rodríguez to offer cooperation, and asked the federal attorney general’s office to take over the case to broaden the investigation into municipal officials.
- Prosecutors stress that the new hypothesis rests on Méndez’s expanded ministerial declaration and that investigators will seek corroborating evidence before filing charges, a step that could shape whether the probe expands or is closed.