π²π½π°π© β An investigation conducted between 2010 and 2011 by the Federal Prosecutor's Office of the Southern District of New York and the DEA, until now secret, obtained solid evidence that the Sinaloa Cartel contributed between 2 and 4 million dollars to AndrΓ©s Manuel LΓ³pez Obrador's presidential campaign when he ran for the Presidency in 2006
βΌοΈ During the investigation, the Prosecutor's Office compiled confidential reports and obtained audio recordings where witnesses from the Sinaloa Cartel and AMLO's inner circle who were directly involved in the delivery, receipt, and channeling of money confirmed the illicit financing.
π¬ The U.S. government verified that the money was handed over by Arturo BeltrΓ‘n Leyva to members of AMLO's campaign team during the 2006 electoral process on behalf of the Sinaloa Cartel. In return, the criminal organization requested protection and the right to participate in the appointment of the Attorney General if LΓ³pez Obrador won the election.
β As AMLO was a politically significant figure in Mexico in 2010, the protocol in such cases required approval from the Sensitive Activities Review Committee (SARC), composed of DEA officials in Washington, regional directors, and a representative from the Department of Justice, among others.
π The other individual directly linked to AMLO through whom negotiations were conducted for the delivery of money from the Sinaloa Cartel, and who directly received the illicitly sourced funds to channel them to the campaign, is Mauricio Soto Caballero, currently a member of the national congress of the official party National Regeneration Movement (Morena).
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βΌοΈ During the investigation, the Prosecutor's Office compiled confidential reports and obtained audio recordings where witnesses from the Sinaloa Cartel and AMLO's inner circle who were directly involved in the delivery, receipt, and channeling of money confirmed the illicit financing.
π¬ The U.S. government verified that the money was handed over by Arturo BeltrΓ‘n Leyva to members of AMLO's campaign team during the 2006 electoral process on behalf of the Sinaloa Cartel. In return, the criminal organization requested protection and the right to participate in the appointment of the Attorney General if LΓ³pez Obrador won the election.
β As AMLO was a politically significant figure in Mexico in 2010, the protocol in such cases required approval from the Sensitive Activities Review Committee (SARC), composed of DEA officials in Washington, regional directors, and a representative from the Department of Justice, among others.
π The other individual directly linked to AMLO through whom negotiations were conducted for the delivery of money from the Sinaloa Cartel, and who directly received the illicitly sourced funds to channel them to the campaign, is Mauricio Soto Caballero, currently a member of the national congress of the official party National Regeneration Movement (Morena).
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