New York Times Reveals US Investigated AMLO for Sinaloa Cartel Campaign Financing & Los Zetas Leader Prison Release Brib

[Judi Lynn]

New York Times Reveals US Investigated AMLO for Sinaloa Cartel Campaign Financing & Los Zetas Leader Prison Release Bribery

By Socalj 2/23/2024 01:01:00 AM
"Socalj" for Borderland Beat

American law enforcement officials spent years looking into allegations that allies of Mexico’s president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, met with and took millions of dollars from drug cartels after he took office, according to US records and three people familiar with the matter.

The inquiry, which has not been previously reported, uncovered information pointing to potential links between powerful cartel operatives and Mexican advisers and officials close to the president while he governed the country.

But the United States never opened a formal investigation into Mr. López Obrador, and the officials involved ultimately shelved the inquiry. They concluded that the US government had little appetite to pursue allegations against the leader of one of America’s top allies, said the three people familiar with the case, who were not authorized to speak publicly.

While the recent efforts by the US officials identified possible ties between the cartels and López Obrador’s associates, they did not find any direct connections between the president himself and criminal organizations. “There is no investigation into President López Obrador,” a spokesperson for the Justice Department said.

“The Justice Department has a responsibility to review any allegation.”

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