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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Witness In El Chapo Trial Says Mexican President Took $100 Million Bribe
2019-01-17
[The Federalist] A witness in the ongoing trial of infamous Mexican drug cartel kingpin Joaquín Guzmán Loera, a.k.a. "El Chapo," testified Tuesday that former Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto took a $100 million bribe from Guzmán.

The witness, Alex Cifuentes Villa, is a former Colombian drug lord who worked closely with Guzmán from 2007 to 2013. His bombshell testimony comes amid a trial that has revealed corruption at almost every level of the Mexican government.

According to The New York Times, one of Guzmán’s lawyers, Jeffrey Lichtman, asked Cifuentes during cross-examination, "Mr. Guzmán paid a bribe of $100 million to President Peña Nieto?" "Yes," responded Cifuentes.

Later, Cifuentes said Peña Nieto is the one who first reached out to Guzmán, asking for $250 million in exchange for allowing him to come out of hiding. Guzmán offered $100 million instead.
Posted by:Besoeker

#8  The fish rots from the head down.

I suspect this to be a tradition. Foxx was almost as anti-Trump (who wants a wall) as the entire Clinton, Obama regimes, and other old school Dims, who all admire the South of the Border population's acceptance of rampant corruption, and want to import that population so eagerly to the US.
Posted by: Ebbavirt Clunk4147   2019-01-17 14:10  

#7   revealed corruption at almost every level of the Mexican government.

Paging Capt. Obvious to the white courtesy phone; Capt. Obvious please.
Posted by: AlanC   2019-01-17 13:16  

#6  A timely comment at #5. I just finished reading Adra J. Wolfe's, Freedoms Laboratory - The Cold War Struggle For the Soul of Science, Chapter 8, beginning on page 157. *Cough, hmmm, Cough*...discussions on clandestine funding of private foundations.

Anyone recall the general timeframe we began to hear of the massive reductions in Clinton Foundation contributions ?

Anyone question why nothing has been done about the numerous Hillary Clinton issues ?

*Cough, cough*
Posted by: Besoeker   2019-01-17 13:00  

#5  you suggesting certain foundations made sure nothing is done about it.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2019-01-17 12:16  

#4  His bombshell testimony comes amid a trial that has revealed corruption at almost every level of the Mexican government. Not a huge surprise. Building a wall might put a crimp in the kickbacks/payoffs from the money laundry business, human trafficking, drug trade businesses on this side of the border.
Posted by: JohnQC   2019-01-17 11:51  

#3  Nowhere near as cheap as a lot of American politicians.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2019-01-17 11:37  

#2  Both Hillary Clinton and Eric Holder were reported to be very angry regarding the size of the pay-out.
Posted by: Besoeker   2019-01-17 08:30  

#1  I Hear his wife linked to Huma.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2019-01-17 08:27  

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