Ghost companies obtained 11.492 million pesos in public resources for 20 years

Throughout the last four six years, the Mexican government has maintained a constant relationship with companies that invoice simulated operations (EFOS), also known as ghost, façade, non-existent or invoice companies. These companies do not have the capacity or resources to fulfill the services they promise, but have managed, for more than two decades, to access large amounts of public money. Fifth Element Lab, in collaboration with the Observa…

From Fox to AMLO, the Mexican government signed 3,529 contracts with more than 800 non-existent companies.