Politics · Mexico · 4 hrs ago
Mexico's FGR investigates alleged corruption linked to former INE chief
Mexico's Attorney General's Office, the FGR, opened an investigation into alleged corruption linked to Guadalupe Taddei's time as head of the National Electoral Institute, or INE.
The inquiry concerns possible corruption and conflicts of interest connected to contracts with companies belonging to the Casillas brothers.
FGR agents inspected INE offices in Mexico City to collect information and evidence for the investigation.
The INE's provisional president said investigators requested records from its Executive Secretariat, but did not inspect the former president's office.
The INE said the visits were not a search of the offices, and it would cooperate with the authorities' requests.
More inspections or information requests may follow in the coming days.
Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office is investigating alleged corruption and conflicts of interest linked to former electoral chief Guadalupe Taddei.
Federal agents have carried out information-gathering actions at National Electoral Institute offices, but did not inspect the former president’s office.
The inquiry concerns alleged irregularities in public funds and contracts with companies linked to the institute.
Provisional INE president Blanca Cruz García said the institute is providing access to specifically requested information.
- Who
- Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office is investigating allegations linked to former INE president Guadalupe Taddei.
- What
- The FGR opened an investigation into alleged corruption and conflicts of interest and conducted information-gathering actions at INE offices.
- When
- The investigation was reported on November 13, 2026. The articles say initial actions took place the previous day and continued on Friday.
- Where
- At National Electoral Institute offices in Mexico City, including Torre Zafiro and the Tlalpan site.
- Why
- The inquiry concerns alleged corruption involving public funds and contracts with companies linked to the electoral body.
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Guadalupe Taddei resigned as president of the INE General Council amid allegations raised by the federal audit authority.
Blanca Cruz said the INE’s ten councillors had agreed to file a complaint against Taddei and any officials found responsible.
Agents carried out initial inspection actions at Torre Zafiro, according to El Universal.
FGR actions continued at INE offices, while Cruz said the former president’s office had not been inspected.
- Investigation
- Opened by Mexico’s FGR into alleged corruption and conflicts of interest
- Former INE president
- Guadalupe Taddei
- Provisional INE president
- Blanca Cruz García
- Contract total cited by ASF
- 8.87 billion pesos
- Contracts attributed to local electoral bodies
- 3.79 billion pesos
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What people are saying
The word “search” is not the correct one to use in these types of situations.
What they do is tell us: this is my request for information, and they are given access to the requested information.
In the former president’s office there was no diligence.