Ex-official says former Mexico president directed corruption [View all]

[Judi Lynn]

Rafael Cabrera, Associated Press
Updated 10:44 pm CDT, Wednesday, August 19, 2020

MEXICO CITY (AP) — In some of the most explosive accusations in recent Mexican political history, the former head of the state-owned oil company directly accused former President Enrique Peña Nieto and his treasury secretary of directing a scheme of kickbacks and embezzlement directly from the president’s office.

Emilio Lozoya, the former head of Petroleos Mexicanos who himself faces corruption charges, alleges Peña Nieto and Luis Videgaray used the state-owned Pemex as a conduit to “fulfill promises made during the (2012) campaign,” among other allegations he makes in a leaked 60-page document whose authenticity was confirmed by Mexican authorities Wednesday.

“Enrique Peña Nieto and Luis Videgaray Caso created a scheme of corruption in the federal government, in which the common denominator was that all the people who supported in some way the presidential campaign had to be recompensed or repaid,” usually in the form of cushy government contracts, Lozoya wrote.

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"The president and the afore-mentioned treasury secretary used me to create a criminal conspiracy aimed at enriching themselves, not only by (taking) government funds, but also by extorting money from individuals and companies, fraud and deceit,” he wrote.

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https://www.chron.com/news/article/Mexican-governor-denies-corruption-as-president-15495445.php







Enrique Peña Nieto was Mexico's President while Trump was trying to bully Mexico into paying for the wall.
His redeeming action was standing up to Trump, and refusing to obligate Mexico's people to that vile demand.