Mexico's first lady returns mansion after scandal broke out [View all]

[Judi Lynn]

Aug 21, 12:38 PM EDT

Mexico's first lady returns mansion after scandal broke out

By E. EDUARDO CASTILLO
Associated Press

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexican First Lady Angelica Rivera has returned the $7 million mansion she bought from a firm that won lucrative contracts with the administration of President Enrique Pena Nieto, Mexico's Public Administration Department said Friday.

Department head Virgilio Andrade said neither the president nor his wife had incurred in conflicts of interest in the house purchase in early 2012.

After a scandal erupted amid news reports about the property, Rivera said late last year she was buying the house from the company on monthly payments with money she earned as an actress. The company was to hold title to the mansion until it was paid off.

Rivera said last year she would sell her rights to the property after questions arose about the president's relationship with contractor Grupo Higa. The mansion was built by one of contractor's subsidiaries.

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Three views of the mansion, the white house:

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President Pena Nieto and his wife, Angelica Rivera [/center]

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