Raul Rocha, from jet-setting with Miss Universe to arms trafficking and fuel theft

"It all began at this year's Miss Universe competition, where Mexican contestant Fatima Bosch was crowned. The outrageous treatment Bosch received from Nawat Itsaragrisil, the pageant president in Thailand, drew all the attention to the contest. In a twist seen as poetic justice, Bosch triumphed. However, a member of the judging panel alleged that Rocha Cantu had exerted pressure to steer votes in favor of the Mexican contestant. That was when the tower of dominoes began to collapse."

"The press started documenting Rocha Cantu's mismanagement in other areas, until it was revealed that the businessman had been leading a double life rubbing shoulders with the international entertainment jet set while trafficking arms and stolen fuel in Mexico. The chain reaction even contributed to the removal of Attorney General Alejandro Gertz. Reforma revealed that Rocha Cantu was not only involved in a criminal network but had also become a cooperating witness for the Attorney General's Office, an agreement that granted him immunity."

"A few days after that late-November report, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum ordered Gertz's departure, offering him an ambassadorship. According to senior officials, frustration with Gertz had been growing for months, but the agreement with Rocha Cantu ultimately triggered his removal from the Attorney General's Office. One of the first decisions of the new attorney general, Ernestina Godoy, a close ally of Sheinbaum, was precisely to annul the collaboration agreement signed with Rocha Cantu during Gertz's tenure."

Raul Rocha Cantu, owner of the Miss Universe pageant, faced accusations of pressuring judges to favor Mexican contestant Fatima Bosch after a controversial contest. Media scrutiny uncovered alleged mismanagement and revelations that Rocha Cantu led a double life, associating with entertainment elites while trafficking arms and stolen fuel in Mexico. Reforma reported that Rocha Cantu became a cooperating witness with the Attorney General's Office under an agreement that granted him immunity in exchange for information. That collaboration agreement contributed to mounting pressure and the departure of Attorney General Alejandro Gertz, who was offered an ambassadorship. New attorney general Ernestina Godoy annulled Rocha Cantu's collaboration agreement.

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