The FIU goes after Murillo Karam after investigation by the Pandora Papers

The Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF) reported that it is going after Jesús Murillo Karam, former Attorney General of the Republic of the government of Enrique Peña Nieto, for tax fraud and influence peddling, according to an information card he issued.

He explained that he carried out a risk analysis regarding politically exposed Mexicans (PEP) mentioned in the investigation of the Pandora Papers, which was released in October of last year and where the former prosecutor was mentioned.

Before its faculties, the FIU identified that the former prosecutor is possibly related to an operation scheme with resources of illicit origin, an offense provided for in the Federal Penal Code, this by detecting that a family business, in which the nephew, son-in-law stand out as partners and sons of Murillo Karam, benefited from federal government contracts while he was in office.

“In this sense, it was identified that the aforementioned company, in the period from 2013 to 2015, obtained tenders from the Ministry of Communications and Transportation (SCT), and in that same period the PEP had as secretary the son of the then Head of the SCT, therefore, possibly it was a mutual compensation scheme, where through influences he benefited with contracts to the company family”, detailed the FIU.

Likewise, said family business presented irregularities in its form of constitution since the reported addresses are not consistent with the activities it indicated to carry out. Similarly, fiscally declared deductions similar to its cumulative income, which makes its financial support unfeasible, as it has minimal profits, a situation that contrasts with the volume of public contracting it received and the financial operations compared to what was declared fiscally.

Resources were also sent and received with simulated companies listed in 69 B of the Federal Tax Code, that is, shell companies, which could lead to a possible tax fraud.

The UIF added that it was identified that, in 2017, Murillo Karam received 2.8 million dollars for a return on investment from abroad, while from 2020 to 2021 he placed 26.5 million pesos abroad in his own accounts, which were not They were declared before the SAT.

“Consequently, on November 14, 2022, these indications were made known to the Attorney General of the Republic through a complaint for operations with resources of illegal origin presented by the Financial Intelligence Unit.”