GUATEMALA HANDS MEXICO EX-GOVERNOR WANTED IN CORRUPTION CASE

[Judi Lynn]

Jul 17, 12:34 PM EDT

GUATEMALA HANDS MEXICO EX-GOVERNOR WANTED IN CORRUPTION CASE




GUATEMALA CITY (AP) -- Guatemala handed over a former governor wanted on corruption charges to Mexican authorities Monday.

Former Veracruz Gov. Javier Duarte was put on a plane in Guatemala City for his return after dropping a fight against extradition.

Duarte fled to Guatemala after resigning as governor of one of Mexico's most populous states amid mounting allegations of corruption. He faces charges that include organized crime, influence trafficking, embezzlement and abuse of authority.

"With this kind of actions, the Mexican government stresses its commitment to take concrete steps to reduce impunity ... and strengthen the rule of law," The Mexican Attorney General's Office said in a statement.

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[Judi Lynn]

1. Disgraced Mexican ex-governor extradited from Guatemala

JULY 17, 2017 / 11:33 AM / 38 MINUTES AGO
Disgraced Mexican ex-governor extradited from Guatemala


MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A former state governor from Mexico's ruling party wanted for embezzlement and organized crime was extradited to his homeland from Guatemala on Monday, the Mexican government said.

Javier Duarte, who until last year governed the Gulf coast state of Veracruz for President Enrique Pena Nieto's Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), is suspected of siphoning off millions of dollars during his tenure.

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His case has become emblematic of government failure to root out corruption, undermining support for the PRI, which has been Mexico's dominant party for most of the past century.

Elected governor in 2010, Duarte allegedly executed massive personal enrichment schemes, potentially totaling in the hundreds of millions of dollars and involving assets in Mexico and abroad. He has been accused of using shell companies to transfer and hide public funds.

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