Puerto Vallarta News

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Former La Paz Mayor and Ex–BCS Comptroller Accused of Embezzlement and Abuse of Power

The La Paz corruption trial advances as former mayor Rubén Muñoz Álvarez and ex-comptroller Sonia Murillo Manríquez face charges of illicit public service and embezzlement in water-resource and fund-misuse cases.

A control judge in Baja California Sur has ordered former La Paz mayor Rubén Muñoz Álvarez and ex–state comptroller Sonia Murillo Manríquez to stand trial in two separate corruption cases, advancing the La Paz corruption trial to its next stage. Prosecutors allege the pair abused public office—one by approving improper . . .

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