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From 12 to 31 Years in Prison: 5 Former Military Officers Running the Huachicol Network in Mexico Sentenced

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A judge sentenced five retired members of the Mexican Army, members of a criminal network allegedly headed by General Eduardo León Trauwitz, former deputy director of Strategic Safeguard of Mexican Petroleums (Pemex), to up to 31 years in prison, for organized crime and theft of hydrocarbons (huachicoleo).The sentenced are retired general Socrates Alfredo Herrera Pegueros; retired infantry colonel Emilio Cosgaya Rodríguez; retired lieutenant Ozi…

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Court imposed up to 31 years of imprisonment on 5 military personnel for facilitating theft of more than 2 billion liters of gasoline in EPN government.

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A judge sentenced five retired members of the Mexican Army, members of a criminal network allegedly headed by General Eduardo León Trauwitz, former deputy director of Strategic Safeguard of Mexican Petroleums (Pemex), to up to 31 years in prison, for organized crime and theft of hydrocarbons (huachicoleo).The sentenced are retired general Socrates Alfredo Herrera Pegueros; retired infantry colonel Emilio Cosgaya Rodríguez; retired lieutenant Ozi…

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Five former officials of Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) were sentenced to up to 31 years in prison for participating in the crime of huachicol, FGR reported. For Socrates “H”, Emilio “C”, José “S” and Ramón “M”, a sentence of 31 years, 10 months 15 days in prison and a fine of 1 million 209 thousand 226 pesos was obtained for organized crime crimes and facilitate the illicit subtraction of hydrocarbon, both with the aggravation of having been commi…

In response to the statement by the U.S. Treasury Department, which through its Financial Crimes Control Network (FinCEN) warned that Mexican criminal groups control transportation routes of stolen fuel to Mexican Petroleum (Pemex) and that they even threaten or corrupt workers to access fuel, President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Friday that operations are already being carried out on national territory and that investigations must be joint betwe…

The FGR reported on the conviction of five former Pemex servants for facilitating hydrocarbon trafficking in 2019 The Attorney General's Office of the Republic (FGR), through the Specialized Prosecutor's Office on Organized Crime (FEMDO), reported on the conviction of five former public servants of the Mexican Petroleum Strategic Safeguard Area (PEMEX). The FGR stated that the convictions were obtained thanks to a judge specializing in the crimi…

Mexico City. In response to the statement by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, that through its Financial Crimes Control Network (FinCEN) warned that Mexican criminal groups control transportation routes of stolen fuel to Mexican Petroleum (Pemex) and that they even threaten or corrupt workers to access fuel, President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Friday that operations are already being carried out on national territory and that investigations …

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Proceso broke the news in Mexico on Thursday, July 10, 2025.
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