Translated from Spanish Since it was created in 2003 until some of its clauses were modified in 2013, the Official Mexican Norm (NOM, in Spanish) 187, which regulates the distribution, uses, and limits of nixtamalization, additives, naming, and distribution, among other things, of corn products in Mexico, partially benefited the interests of companies such as
Translated from Spanish The Attorney General’s Office of the State of Veracruzfailed to report 53 clandestine graves discovered by federal agenciesin that state between 2000 and 2020. In Mexico, there is no single inter-institutional or standardized registry of clandestine graves almost five years after the Mexican General Law on the Forced Disappearance of Persons, Disappearances
Translated from Spanish Aleatica – formerly OHL México – twice had to modify its financial statements for overvaluing its assets, by order of the National Banking and Securities Commission in Mexico. The company, which was accused of corruption during the presidency of Enrique Peña Nieto (2012-18), received investment from at least one Mexican pension fund
Harris and Montgomery counties in Texas have become a favorite site for former Mexican officials who, through the purchase of real estate, laundered illicit money and are now accused of corruption. What do these former Mexican public officials have in common in the United States: former secretary of Public Security Genaro García Luna (2006-12); former
Aguascalientes, Baja California Sur, Coahuila, Chiapas, Ciudad de México, Guanajuato, Morelos are some of the Mexican states that use facial recognition technology. In Mexico, the police agencies of 15 states have acquired facial recognition equipment with capabilities for mass surveillance, a form of biometric identification that is currently banned for police use in several U.S.
Between 2014 and 2019 alone, fake invoicing by shell companies caused tax evasion worth over 354.5 billion pesos, according to the SAT. One day before signing a million-dollar contract with the government of Oaxaca, the company Grupo Constructor Maragall, S.A. de C.V. was reported as an alleged shell company by the Mexican tax authority. Nevertheless,
Human rights defenders, corporate accountability advocates, civil society allies, and friends in general, with the publication of this first blog we inaugurate this public communication space to share advances about our work and that of our partners, as well as commentary and reports about the issues we work on, on a monthly basis. Here you
