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Agricultural debtor activist and son critically wounded in attack
MaximianoBarbosa, founder of El Barzón, an agricultural debtors advocacy organization, was critically injured in an attack in the state of Jalisco in late August. Barbosa’s son was also injured in …
“Narco-attorney” killed in Mexico State
Américo Delgado, former defense attorney for the Arellano Félix brothers Osiel Cárdenas Guillén and Alfredo BeltránLeyva, was stabbed to death in his Mexico State office by three assailants late August, …
Querétaro woman released from prison three years after being imprisoned on kidnapping charges
Jacinta Francisco, an Otomí indigenous woman from the state of Querétaro, was released from prison September 16 when a district judge ruled that there was insufficient evidence to convict her …
IFAI president wants to reform freedom of information laws
Jacqueline Peschard, the president of the Federal Institute for Access to Public Information (IFAI) urged Mexico’s Congress to consider ways to make government agencies and elected officials more accountable for …
Mexico City’s judicial police may face financial investigations
An advisory group is proposing a financial investigation of the judicial police in Mexico City (DF) to determine whether they have enriched themselves through illicit means. The project would be …
Critics say Secretary of Public Function risks conflict of interest
The administration of Mexican President Felipe Calderón is considering transforming the Secretary of Public Function into a branch that is directly under the control of the Office of the Presidency. …
Mexico’s tax agency announces they will go after tax evaders abroad
Mexico’s tax agency, the Tributary Administration Service(Servicio de AdministraciónTributaria), is looking more closely for tax evaders who stash their secret funds abroad. Alfredo Gutiérrez Ortiz Mena, who oversees the agency, …
PAN elected officials reduce their salaries, vow greater fiscal accountability
Congressional PAN members in the Chamber of Deputies approved an austerity plan to save 18.8 million dollars over the next year. The members are reducing their monthly salaries from 150,000 …
Texas sheriff sentenced for helping Mexican drug traffickers
A former Texas sheriff was sentenced to prison for helping Mexican drug smugglers in exchange for thousands of dollars in bribes. Starr County Sheriff Reymundo Guerra will spend 64 months …
High-ranking former U.S. agent accused of colluding with Mexican drug groups
Richard Cramer, a former high-ranking U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, was arrested on suspicion of assisting a drug group in smuggling cocaine into the United States. Cramer, who …
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