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Witness testified in US court that Tamaulipas governor had ties to Gulf Cartel Federal government document also reveals undeclared income, assets in US
Published on Thursday, February 25, 2021
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Tamaulipas Governor Francisco García Cabeza de Vaca, accused by federal authorities of ties to organized crime, illicit enrichment and tax fraud, has links to the Gulf Cartel dating back to 2004, according to testimony included in an application to Congress to strip the governor of his legal immunity.
Obtained by the newspaper
Milenio, the 90-page application submitted to Congress by the federal Attorney General’s Office (FGR) includes testimony from Antonio Peña Argüelles, a businessman who confessed to being a money launderer for former Tamaulipas governor Tomás Yarrington, currently imprisoned in the United States awaiting trial on drug trafficking and laundering charges.