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Sonora Judge Links Woman to Trial Over Nogales Home Extortion, Orders Three Months' Preventive Detention

The decision triggers a three-month investigation into accomplices, the buyer, potential extra charges.

Overview

  • Ana Lucía “N”, 43, was linked to trial for alleged extortion tied to taking a home from a family in Nuevo Nogales.
  • The judge maintained preventive detention for three months as the complementary investigation gets underway.
  • Prosecutors detailed that the victim was intimidated on July 18, 2024, the deeds were obtained on July 28, and the property was sold on September 5 for about 700,000 pesos.
  • Authorities have not disclosed the identities of the male accomplice or the third-party buyer, and prosecutors are evaluating possible charges such as fraud or simulation of legal acts.
  • Local data situate the case within a broader trend of property dispossession in Sonora, with 363 complaints reported in 2024 and a low rate of resulting sentences.