"The Mexican president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has said her government will send a formal letter of complaint to officials in the United Kingdom after the wife of a former governor wanted for allegedly pilfering 4.8 million of public money was granted asylum in Britain. Karime Macias, ex-wife of jailed former Veracruz governor Javier Duarte, is wanted for extradition to Mexico for allegedly siphoning millions from the state welfare office, but has reportedly spent the last few years in London."
"Macias was first lady of Veracruz from December 2010 to October 2016, when her husband resigned amid allegations of organised crime and embezzlement. He was alleged to have siphoned away billions of pounds from state coffers. At the time, Duarte and Macias' alleged crimes came to embody the graft that has plagued Mexico for years, and was particularly rampant during the government of then-president Enrique Pena Nieto. After his resignation, Duarte fled the country, but was arrested six months later in Guatemala."
Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum said the government will send a formal complaint to UK officials after Karime Macias was reportedly granted asylum in Britain despite being wanted for allegedly siphoning 4.8 million of public funds. Macias is sought for extradition over alleged theft from the state welfare office and has reportedly lived in London. Her ex-husband, former Veracruz governor Javier Duarte, resigned amid organised crime and embezzlement allegations, fled, and was later arrested and jailed on money laundering and criminal conspiracy charges. Mexican prosecutors seek to extend Duarte's sentence for alleged embezzlement of a fund for children and the elderly. Mexico ranks poorly on international corruption indexes.
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