Borderland Beat
PGR and SEIDO: Clean Up.... Round Two
Prosecuting States Attorney, José Cuitláhuac Salinas announces that 7 federal officials, among them 3 from Subprocuraduría Especializada en Investigación de Delincuencia Organizada (SEIDO) were arrested for providing protection to "El Chapo Guzman."
The Sinaloa cartel led by Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman had managed to weave a web of corruption within SEIDO involving several officials who supplied them information about ongoing investigations against the criminal organization. One of the detainees Juan Carlos Berrera Vite, worked at SEIDO and as well as in the Supreme Court of Justice for the Minister Sergio Vallis.
Salinas signaled that it was false. Arroyo Hernández was not close to Marisela Morales, boss of PGR, and continued saying that the statement simply was made to earn favors from criminals with whom Arroyo had agreements.
"For these type of corrupt workers to have the chance to give services that criminal organization require, they are always going to brag about their closeness to the higher public officers. This is the link they have in order to get the information. In this particular case, it is evident that it was a lie," he said.
Gerardo Ortega Maya, son in law of former Secretary of Navy, Ricardo Ruano Angulo, was arrested on May 3 and is currently imprisoned in the federal prison in Matamoros along with Juan Carlos de la Barrera Vite, formerly of SIEDO and the Supreme Court, and Omar Martinez Victor Ferrara, who worked for the Federal District Civil Protection.
According to the record, collaborators of the PGR who were also part of a team of officials who included several of "El Chapo's operators, assured that Ortega Maya, the long time 'public relationista' had known "El Azul" from the 90's and that their relationship went beyond providing simple information about government sources.
Gerardo Ortega Maya was established in El Huizachal, a neighborhod where the military live, including Generals and even former Secretaries of National Defense. "Libre" testified that Israel Rivera and Adolfo Rocha, also advocates of "el Chapo", the Sinaloa drug trafficker, witnessed many stories that had Ortega Maya related in connection with "el Azul."
Gerardo Ortega Maya, son in law of former Secretary of Navy, Ricardo Ruano Angulo, was arrested on May 3 and is currently imprisoned in the federal prison in Matamoros along with Juan Carlos de la Barrera Vite, formerly of SIEDO and the Supreme Court, and Omar Martinez Victor Ferrara, who worked for the Federal District Civil Protection.
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Gerardo Ortega Maya was established in El Huizachal, a neighborhod where the military live, including Generals and even former Secretaries of National Defense. "Libre" testified that Israel Rivera and Adolfo Rocha, also advocates of "el Chapo", the Sinaloa drug trafficker, witnessed many stories that had Ortega Maya related in connection with "el Azul."
"Gerardo Ortega Maya is related to the Cártel del Pacífico, by Juan Jose Esparragoza, whom he refers to as his great friend, he calls him 'dad', and has helped this drug dealer carry out with illicit criminal activities, warning the capo to evade a military operation in Guadalajara this past January," declared the PGR "He told us that he has known 'El Azul' from the time of Amado Carrillo Fuentes, 'the Lord of the Skies', ie, for many years, he has provided protection," because when it comes to Mexico City, Ortega is responsible for serving you and providing hospitality in this particular area."
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