Mexico’s Financial Intelligence Unit freezes 14 bank accounts linked to Emilio Lozoya

Santiago Nieto

, the head of the Financial Intelligence Unit ( UIF ), revealed that the government department has frozen 14 bank accounts owned by people linked to Emilio Lozoya, the former Pemex chief accused of bribery , money laundering , and fraud and who was recently arrested in Malaga, Spain.

In an interview, Santiago Nieto explained that these 14 bank accounts are liked to illegal financial operations linked to two prominent corruption cases: Odebrecht and Altos Hornos de Mexico .

Moreover, Nieto said several other officials from the Peña Nieto administration are involved in the Odebrecht case and that they are being investigated but refused to reveal more information.

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Santiago Nieto Castillo

added that authorities have filed four lawsuits against Lozoya Austin and that there are other 2 pending investigations linked to a shipyard in Spain and another illicit acquisition when he was at the head of Pemex .

The anti-corruption czar said the two pending investigations will end soon and that all the information will be sent to the A ttorney General’s Office so that it takes legal action for these other two cases.

was recently arrested by Spanish authorities in a luxurious villa , where he had been hiding after being accused of orchestrating massive frauds and money laundering schemes at Pemex .

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