Latin America & Caribbean
In photos: The long list of Mexican governors accused of corruption
The Republic of Mexico includes 31 states and the federal district of Mexico City. Of those, 11 former governors were arrested, charged or placed under investigation in the last four years for alleged embezzlement of at least $13.4 billion, according to estimates by Mexican authorities.
Javier Duarte, the ex-governor of Veracuz state was arrested in Guatemala in April. He is awaiting extradition of changes of embezzlement and money laundering.
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Mexican authorities are also seeking the extradition of
Roberto Borge, the ex-governor of Quintana Roo between 2011 and 2016 on money laundering and other corruption charges. Borge was arrested June 4 in Panama City’s international airport as he was about to board a Paris-bound flight.
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Humberto Moreira, the former governor of the State of Coahuila from (2005 - 2011) was arrested by Spanish authorities in January 2016 on suspicion of money laundering and misuse of public funds. He was released for lack of evidence.
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One ex-governor is a fugitive. César Duarte, was governor of Chihuahua for the PRI from 2010 to 2016 and is suspected of being in hiding in the United States.
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The ex-governor of the small state of Aguascalientes, Luis Armando Reynoso, was convicted of embezzlement and sentenced to six years in prison. He remains free on bond.
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Tomás Yarrington, who served as the governor of Tamaulipas from 1999 to 2004, was arrested in Florence, Italy in April. He faces drug trafficking-related charges in both Mexico and the United States.
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Eugenio Hernández succeeded Yarrington as governor of Tamaulipas (2005-2010). He is a fugitive from the United States after he was named, along with his brother-in-law, in a 2015 federal indictment in Texas that accuses him of money laundering. He resides in Mexico and has denied the charges.
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Mario Villanueva, who governed in Quintana Roo from 1993 to 1999, is serving a 22-year sentence on a money-laundering conviction.
El exgobernador Mario Villanueva en 2007Guillermo Padres, who served as governor of Sonora from 2009 to 2015, is fighting corruption charges from jail.
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