"In the eyes of Mexican authorities, the lawyer is the king of factureras a scheme that enables the diversion of millions in public funds through fake contracts, money laundering, and tax evasion. The clients of Alvarez Puga who is facing deportation proceedings in the United States included influential figures from politics and the judiciary as well as the business world and celebrity circles, according to federal government sources."
"His return to Mexico where he is accused of embezzling 2.95-billion-peso ($161 million) from the Interior Ministry in 2016 is a ticking time bomb, with the names of those who benefited from his illicit activities beating at its core. This web of complicity explains why the Mexican government has faced multiple obstacles in advancing the case against Alvarez Puga. After managing to delay the charges against him for as long as possible,"
Victor Manuel Alvarez Puga, 50, is accused of running factureras that diverted 2.95-billion-peso ($161 million) from the Interior Ministry in 2016. The scheme used fake contracts, shell companies, and front men to launder public funds and evade taxes. Clients included influential political, judicial, business, and celebrity figures who benefited from illicit transfers. The lawyer and his wife, TV host Ines Gomez Mont, fled to Florida and built a multimillion-dollar real estate portfolio before Alvarez Puga was detained in Miami over immigration issues. Mexican authorities seek extradition amid obstacles linked to a complex web of complicity and prior delays in filing charges. Tax audits targeted implicated shell entities.
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