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Tamaulipas Health Files 70 Complaints Alleging 344 Million-Peso Loss in 2017–2018 Contracts

The filings cite alleged favoritism to two hospital-service firms linked to the Carmona brothers.

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Overview

  • The legal office submitted 14 criminal complaints to the state anti-corruption prosecutor and filed additional cases with the state congress, the ASE, the ASF, and the state anti-corruption secretariat.
  • Ex-governor Francisco García Cabeza de Vaca and former health secretary Gloria de Jesús Molina Gamboa are among seven ex-officials and business figures named for alleged illicit contracting and money laundering offenses.
  • Audits cite payments lacking bid invitations, competing quotes or invoices, along with unsigned contracts and incomplete purchase files.
  • Authorities estimate a 343,966,000‑peso loss tied to 2017–2018 health service contracts with PERMART/Grupo Industrial Perma and JOSER/Grupo Industrial Joser.
  • Investigations remain active with evidence supported by audit records and witness testimony, and no detentions or formal responses have been reported.