• INQUIRY: Mexico’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has filed money laundering complaints against four associates and family members of Cuauhtémoc Blanco, the former professional soccer star who currently serves as Governor of the central state of Morelos, according to Reforma newspaper.
• ASSOCIATE: Among other allegations, the Mexican FIU argues that Jaime Tamayo Godínez, who Blanco designated as legal representative for his “Cuauteminha” brand, incurred in suspicious financial transactions involving the equivalent of US $25.7 million between 2013 and 2019.
• COMPLAINT: “His (financial) operations show various irregularities that cast doubt that they have been carried out with assets stemming from conducting lawful activities”, says the complaint presented by the FIU before Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office (FGR).
• OTHERS: According to Reforma newspaper, the FIU also filed complaints against Blanco’s cousin Édgar Riou Pérez and against Blanco’s half-brother Ulises Bravo Molina. A separate complaint also involves a real estate transaction involving Blanco’s chief of staff, José Manuel Sanz.
