Edomex Official Falls Accused of Extortion of Businessmen
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Toluca, Méx., Two officials of the Ministry of the Environment of the State of Mexico were arrested yesterday by elements of the Attorney General's Office of Justice of the State of Mexico (FGJEM), with support from the National Guard and its counterparts in Guerrero and Mexico City, accused of leading a network of extortion of owners of verification centers in the entity.
Raúl Piña Horta, an official of the Ministry of the Environment of the State of Mexico (Edomex), was arrested on Monday, August 10 in Acapulco, Guerrero, for the alleged crime of extortion. Raúl Piña Horta's arrest and that of another official was confirmed by the Edomex Public Prosecutor's Office, who explained that the detainees forced verificentros to pay illegal fees. Preliminary investigations indicate that the extortion scheme would have g…
The associations of the sector documented monthly payments per establishment and requirements per lane to renew permits, while 145 out of 168 businesses were affected by pressures
Raúl Piña Horta, Director General of Prevention and Control of Atmospheric Pollution of the Ministry of the Environment of the State of Mexico, pointed out for his alleged participation in a network of extortion of businessmen, was arrested in Acapulco, Guerrero. Ministerial agents executed an arrest warrant against him on Monday morning at the Colonia Club Deportivo, near the Miguel Alemán Coast.
The Attorney General's Office of Justice of the State of Mexico (FGJEM) confirmed the arrest of two directors of the Ministry of the Environment, identified for their probable participation in an extortion network against owners of Emission Verification Centers, known as verificentros, and fuel service stations. The detainees are Raúl “N”, director general of Control of Atmospheric Emissions, and Carlos Eduardo “N”, director of Control of Emissi…
According to the Mexican State Prosecutor's Office, he had already been investigating an extortion network in the verificentros and that the complaints led to... two officials of the Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development of that state. That is, the Director General of Control of Atmospheric Emissions and the Director of Control of Atmospheric Emissions, accused of allegedly participating in this network of extortion against the…
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