Mexico's opposition party, poised to take the presidency this summer, is taking steps to expel a former governor and presidential candidate who faces legal trouble in Texas. The Institutional Revolutionary Party, known by its initials PRI, announced today its National Commission for Justice is considering expelling Tomas Yarrington Ruvalcaba, accused by U.S. federal agents and prosecutors of being on the take from Mexico's drug cartels. Yarrington is not charged with a crime, but in civil filings and a criminal complaint seeking the arrest of a rancher and businessman in San Antonio, U.S. authorities have alleged Yarrington used his position as a powerful politician in Mexico to enrich himself. While he was governor from 1999 to 2004 and a candidate for his party's presidential nomination in ... Continue reading →
Authorities in Maverick County found the bodies of two men in their underwear dumped in a canal Tuesday morning.The men haven't been identified, said Chief Deputy Sheriff Ruben Cano. The bodies have been taken to San Antonio for autopsies.One of the men had a large cut on his neck and was wrapped in plastic bags, and may have been killed somewhere else, Cano said. The second victim appeared to have been killed in the canal north of Eagle Pass, he said.Sheriff's investigators, who are working with the Texas Rangers, don't have any leads and haven't found any evidence of an organized crime connection, Cano said. Piedras Negras, across the Rio Grande from Eagle Pass, has suffered from cartel-related violence in recent years, and Eagle Pass ... Continue reading →
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is examining potential wrongdoing surrounding JPMorgan Chase‘s $2 billion trading loss, people briefed on the matter said Tuesday.The investigation, which is at an early stage, will focus on several possible lines of inquiry, the people briefed on the matter said. Among other things, investigators will examine JPMorgan’s accounting practices and public disclosures about the trades that prompted the loss.These people cautioned that the inquiry was preliminary and that it was routine for the Justice Department to open a case after a big bank disclosed a huge blunder. The case is being led out of the F.B.I.’s New York office.No one at JPMorgan has been accused of wrongdoing. A JPMorgan spokeswoman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.News of ... Continue reading →
MEXICO CITY (AP) — An outspoken priest who runs a shelter for migrants in southern Mexico has temporarily left his facility after receiving death threats, the shelter coordinator said Monday.The "Hermanos en el Camino" shelter run by the Rev. Alejandro Solalinde said in a statement that the Roman Catholic priest is "protecting his physical safety" until state and federal prosecutors thoroughly investigate the threats.The shelter said Solalinde is expected to return to his work, but didn't say when."International human rights organization that work closely with Solalinde suggested he go away for a while," said Jose Alberto Donis, who coordinates activities at the shelter.Donis said the most recent threat came on April 15.Prosecutors in southern Oaxaca state have said they are investigating and are providing police ... Continue reading →
