Mexican Governor Says His State Is Being Punished for Corruption Inquiry
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Mexican Governor Says His State Is Being Punished for Corruption Inquiry
The governor described a 20-minute meeting he attended with the minister of finance
and other officials on Jan. 4 at which the minister himself said Chihuahua would not get the agreed-upon money unless state officials told the minister more about the investigation.
8, 2018
MEXICO CITY — A Mexican governor said Monday that the government of President Enrique Peña Nieto was denying his state vital resources in order to squash a corruption investigation
that reaches the highest ranks of the nation’s governing party.
In the meeting, the governor said, Mr. Anaya at first told Mr. Corral
that there was an issue with the funds because they appeared to be similar to those associated with the investigation underway in his state.
According to documents reviewed by The Times, the federal Ministry of Finance signed four agreements in December
with officials in Chihuahua promising to transfer roughly $5 million to the state by the end of the month.
Mr. Corral said that the finance minister then openly asked him about the investigation, and
that he had told him the funds would not be transferred until there was more clarity about the case.
The governor described a 20-minute meeting he attended with the minister of finance
and other officials on Jan. 4 at which the minister himself said Chihuahua would not get the agreed-upon money unless state officials told the minister more about the investigation.
8, 2018
MEXICO CITY — A Mexican governor said Monday that the government of President Enrique Peña Nieto was denying his state vital resources in order to squash a corruption investigation
that reaches the highest ranks of the nation’s governing party.
In the meeting, the governor said, Mr. Anaya at first told Mr. Corral
that there was an issue with the funds because they appeared to be similar to those associated with the investigation underway in his state.
According to documents reviewed by The Times, the federal Ministry of Finance signed four agreements in December
with officials in Chihuahua promising to transfer roughly $5 million to the state by the end of the month.
Mr. Corral said that the finance minister then openly asked him about the investigation, and
that he had told him the funds would not be transferred until there was more clarity about the case.