MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s attorney general’s office said Tuesday that it has charged former President Enrique Penny with allegations that the country’s anti-money laundering agency handled millions of dollars in potentially illicit funds. Ya Nieto conducts multiple investigations. .
According to a statement from the attorney general’s office, Peña Nieto is being investigated for election-related crimes related to corporations, money laundering and illicit enrichment.
The press statement referred to him only as “Enrique ‘P'”, in keeping with Mexico’s policy of not identifying alleged perpetrators. But an official from the prosecutor’s office confirmed it was linked to Peña Nieto.
Peña Nieto ruled Mexico from 2012 to 2018 and has lived in Spain since. When the FIU announced the criminal charges last month, Peña Nieto wrote on his Twitter account that his money was obtained legally.
No charges have been brought.
Last month, the head of the department said a company run by the Peña Nieto family had a “symbiotic relationship” with a company that won about $500 million in government contracts during his tenure as president.
