The President Andrés Manuel López Obrador released, in his morning conference, a document where the The United States government requested information from the Mexican Financial Intelligence Unit about the governor of Tamaulipas, Francisco García Cabeza de Vaca, who is accused of corruption and has an arrest warrant against him by Mexican Prosecutor’s Office.
The spokesman for the Mexican presidency, Jesús Ramírez Cuevas, was in charge of reading the official letter from the United States Department of Justice, which was addressed to Santiago Nieto, head of the Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF) and where there is talk of a “preliminary investigation” where “individuals” made international trips to the United States, Mexico and other countries, among which is the governor of Tamaulipas, Francisco García Cabeza de Vaca.
“ The Office of the Legal Attaché, FBI, is carrying out a a preliminary investigation in relation to some individuals and corporate entities which are believed to be involved in international money laundering. Financial operations and / or international trips have been identified in the United States, Mexico and other countries “, was the reading of the official letter of the spokesman for the presidency of Mexico.
They present in the # morning the official letter sent by the United States Department of Justice to Santiago Nieto, holder of the UIF, on the case of Francisco García Cabeza de Vaca. pic.twitter.com/AYxA0nAjwd
– Noise on the Network (@RuidoEnLaRed) May 20, 2021
For his part, the Mexican president justified the disclosure of this document by pointing out that it is not anyone’s “cover” and cannot “cover up” to anyone, “we don’t want to be someone’s laugh at me.”
“ As head of the executive branch, I can’t cover up for anyone, I’m not a cover. If the government that I represent comes an office so that it is well understood, with all the implications it may have, because above all else there is truth, justice, and I represent the Mexican state, ”he said.
López Obrador denied being behind the arrest warrant against the Governor of Tamaulipas , as pointed out by his opponents.
“ I am not giving instructions. Revenge is not my strong suit. I am not a hypocrite. I am not two-faced as the conservatives are, that is their doctrine of hypocrisy, “he said.
The president responds @ lopezobrador _ to the indications of the governor of Tamaulipas, @ fgcabezadevaca
“La @ FGRMexico is independent and autonomous, I am not giving instructions “. pic.twitter.com/Br91 Z1cJkC
– Noise on the Network (@RuidoEnLaRed) May 20, 2021
It was 10 of May when the Attorney General’s Office of the Republic of Mexico reported that it received information from the United States Department of Justice about “possible criminal responsibilities” from the governor of Tamaulipas.
This Wednesday 19 of May, the Mexican Prosecutor’s Office obtained an arrest warrant against García Cabeza de Vaca , outraged by the Chamber of Deputies, but not by the local Congress of Tamaulipas, a situation that generated a constitutional controversy.
For his part, the head of the Financial Intelligence Unit, Santiago Nieto, announced through his Twitter account about “ the freezing of network accounts ”of the governor, for alleged operations with resources of illicit origin.
We will continue the investigations to determine if the Francisco G network or the Tamaulipas government illegally financed electoral campaigns. Where appropriate, we will present the corresponding complaints.
– Santiago Nieto (@SNietoCastillo) May 19, 2021
More Later, the National Migration Institute (INM) reported that it issued an immigration alert in the name of García Cabeza de Vaca, at the request of the FGR, to prevent the governor from leaving the country.
The @ INAMI_mx issued an immigration alert on behalf of Francisco Javier García Cabeza de Vaca, at the request of @ FGRMexico ➡️ https://t.co/4KNJovcbT1 pic.twitter.com/MozI7nZM3b
– INM (@INAMI_mx) May 20, 2021
For your part, Governor García Cabeza de Vaca, accused the Government of Andrés Manuel López Obrador of being behind the arrest warrant issued against him.
“Justice is used to persecute and intimidate opponents and citizens critical of the management of their government, especially when the electoral preference of citizens is in clear decline,” he said in a document released through his social networks.
I share the following positioning: pic.twitter.com/JbHA5Op6OS
– Fco. Cabeza de Vaca (@fgcabezadevaca) May 20, 2021