Extradition hearing postponed for two weeks
MEXICO CITY (AP) — U.S.
authorities in Florida on Wednesday arrested a former Mexican governor for
extradition on corruption charges, according to Mexico's Attorney General's
Office.
In a statement, Mexican
prosecutors said the government had sought ex-Chihuahua Gov. Cesar Duarte's
extradition from the United States last year and was informed Wednesday by the
U.S. Justice Department that U.S. Marshals had detained Duarte in Miami. In
keeping with office policy, Mexico's Attorney General's Office gave his name
only as "Cesar D," but said they had worked with Chihuahua state
prosecutors on the case.
Santiago Nieto, head of the
Mexican Treasury's Financial Intelligence Unit, confirmed it was Duarte via
Twitter in congratulating the Foreign Affairs ministry on managing the
extradition request.
"No one is above the
law," he wrote.
In 2018, Chihuahua state
officials opened a new investigation into Duarte and dozens of officials from
his administration. The probe centered on the possible diversion of the
equivalent of about $120 million in government funds in 2016, when Duarte was
governor.
The Chihuahua state prosecutor's
office said at the time the investigation stems from a complaint following an
audit of that period. It said 43 former public officials led by Duarte were
implicated in "irregularities."
Duarte already had a number of
warrants out for his arrest.
He was thought to be hiding in the United States since 2017.
A federal judge in Florida postponed César Duarte's first extradition hearing, which is why he will continue to be held in a Miami detention center without the benefit of parole.
A federal judge in Florida postponed César Duarte's first extradition hearing, which is why he will continue to be held in a Miami detention center without the benefit of parole.
Lauren F. Louis, a judge in the
Federal Court of the Southern District of Florida, based in Miami, postponed the
continuation of the hearing for two weeks, without specifying a date.
According to legal sources, the
deferment issued this afternoon was granted by the judge so that the defense
attorneys for the former governor of Chihuahua have a greater margin of time to
prepare their defense.
Also, at the request of the
lawyers, she postponed determining whether or not to grant the Chihuahuan freedom
on bail next Tuesday.
President Andrés Manuel López
Obrador has made rooting out corruption a central theme of his administration.
On Wednesday, he was in Washington meeting with President Donald Trump.
Geez! Of all the places in the world. He chose the US to reside where an extradition treaty with Mexico persists.
ReplyDeleteCurious as to what information he may give for lienenci. Along with a debriefing by US government officials for trafficking information.
Either way he's probably going to get escorted to a room and the first thing he'll see is jumper cables attached to a car battery.
Delete4:13 in México, and El Capulina deserves a fucking brand new trailer battery for the cattle prod and the chicharra up his ass, un Florida they may throw the charges for some campaign Money for the judge, as done on prior cases, the prostiturers get promotions and nice government Jobs as prize for their dirty deeds
DeleteAndale cabron por robarle ala gente honesta de Chihuahua
ReplyDeleteAmlo rooting out corruption?? 🤣🤣🤣🤣
ReplyDelete3:18 YES!
Deleteask "el perro caga twitters" alias javier Lozano, former "senator, labor secretary, PANISTA, PRIISTA and eternal huachicolero, a communications consultant whose's ass burns from AMLO's not giving him chayote or Huachicol anymore...
Quando eres parte de la Linea E. E. Eres cirviente publico de todo un estow. No la nation el estow. No mas el estow. Te pones a tragar como un animal y te aprovechas deh la hente? No, porque tu primer obligation quando eres de la siya es la hente no nomas unos pero a toda la hente para avansar. Nota lo gordo que esta en la photo. Es que las tortillas en Mexico son todas echas de mano. Y aqaulas sieron tuyos? Este politico vaja. Por? Porque no meh vala madre. Ya tengo mis ganancias echas.
ReplyDeleteThe United States must not become a haven for criminals! We have enough problems.
ReplyDeleteMexico-Watcher
4:31 when your Vicepresident can invent weapons of Mass destruction and create a war under false pretenses and topple regimes on non-existing intelligence and clear 43 million dollars out of it in comissions only, it can be a bad thing,..
Deletei mean, crime is IN on the US and has been there for a LOOOONG ASS TIME, and i don't mean mobsters, i mean people in business and in government, Corporate Welfare Queens many of them
He has to stay close to his money. He broke a lot of US laws. Felonies. Not declaring importing money, false identity. A good place to cool his heels? How about Florence?
ReplyDeleteAsta en la cara se le ve lo rata
ReplyDeleteDuarte algo te espera bien feo cabron
ReplyDelete7:19 Ay si, algo bien feo, prieto, negro, grueso, largo y cabezòn,
Deletecomo la que te corretiò anochi güey.
Damn these motherfuckers really be just taking all the money they can without caring about the people.. greedy motherfuckers hope he gets violated in jail😁
ReplyDeleteI doubt your country of origin & its politicians are clean of any wrongdoing.
DeleteTransparency is always an issue with politicos. Legitimate criminals are what keeps any country from bettering themselves.
Waste of time. He will be out chilling like Moreira. Untouchable.
ReplyDeletebest punishment,set him free in chihuahua, he's gonna end up in a oxxo ice chest real quick.
ReplyDeletePerfect. now all he needs is his ribbon and we can ship him back to MX
ReplyDeleteDude displaaced alot of poor families and then stole their land from them!!! Que shinge su mama,por ratero!!
ReplyDeleteWhat an idiot. Better death in mexico than a prison in the U.S. the Americans dont F around. They will lock you up so long you'd want to take your own life.
ReplyDeleteOnly If criminal activities were inflicted upon the US.
DeleteHe's GOVERNMENT so he WON'T face ANY long prison sentance.. Probably WON'T get no TIME in prison. Just a slap on the wrist.. EVERY MEXICAN government from small ranchitos to big cities STEALS the MONEY ment to BUILD roads and basicly to HELP the locals.. IT'S a tactic PAST DOWN from the SPANIARDS
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