Mexican Judge Arrested and Accused in U.S. of Bribery in International Drug Trafficking Case
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The alleged corruption of Luis Benítez Alcántara, accused by the United States of collecting a $2 million bribe in exchange for releasing the right hand of the Canadian narco, went unnoticed by the Mexican authorities
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eldiariodechihuahua.mxTDJ was investigating judge Luis Benítez, arrested in Colombia on Wedding case, but did not suspend or elaborate on the allegations.
Mexican judge arrested and accused in U.S. of bribery in international drug trafficking case
Luiz Benítez Alcántara was overseeing extradition proceedings in Mexico in 2024 involving a Canadian facing drug trafficking charges linked to Olympian Ryan Wedding.
The Judicial Discipline Court of Mexico reported that it opened an investigation ex officio after hearing the arrest in Colombia of federal judge Luis Benítez Alcántara, accused by U.S. authorities of allegedly receiving a bribe to release a drug trafficker. In an information file, the agency stated that it did not...
Luis Benítez Alcántara entered into bribes with an alleged narco to set him free; the U.S. managed to capture him.
The TDJ confirmed that Benítez Alcántara has four investigations into complaints filed against him for alleged irregularities in the exercise of his judicial function. The post TDJ will investigate ex officio Judge Luis Benítez Alcántara appeared first on Capital Mexico.
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