The situation of Emilio Lozoya it keeps getting complicated, since the Office of the Attorney General of the Republic (FGR) solicitous 15 years in prison once morest the former director of Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex), for the Agronitrogenados case.
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Lozoya remains a prisoner in the North Prison. Photo: Cuartoscuro / Archive
The FGR asked a federal judge for the sentence once morest Lozoya Austin, a few days later that said prosecution will request up to 39 years jail time for the former server for various crimes in the case of the Brazilian company Odebrecht.
- Lozoya might happen up to 54 years in jail if the application for the Odebrecht case is added; He is accused of money laundering, criminal association and bribery.
Lozoya, who was extradited from Spain in mid-2020, is accused of having requested money in exchange for contracts to Odebrecht for the campaign that led Enrique Peña Nieto to the presidency of the country between 2012 and 2018.
The FGR formally accused the director of Pemex, between 2012 and 2016, for money laundering, criminal association and bribery which, together, add up to 39 years in prison, said sources related to the matter.
- On the indictment, the FGR assures that Emilio Lozoya He received more than $ 9 million in bribes from Odebrecht, which he hid in front companies and properties in collusion with his mother and other family members.
In exchange for this money, the Brazilian construction company was favored with contracts during the administration of Enrique Peña Nieto, delivered without having to compete in tenders.
In addition, the former official is singled out for ordering the purchase in 2013, with a premium, of a fertilizer plant (Agronitrogenados), while he was in charge of the state oil company.
- Until the end of last year, Emilio Lozoya had faced his process in freedomBut he was put behind bars following photos of him dining with friends at a posh restaurant in Mexico City were released, sparking outrage.
His case has generated a stir in Mexico: in his testimonies, Lozoya has accused both Peña and other former presidents, as well as a dozen former officials of accepting bribes, receiving illegal payments and other acts of corruption.
FGR goes to Lozoya’s house
Some days ago, The Second District Court on Domain Extinction Matters admitted the trial brought by the FGR for processing For which he seeks to seize in favor of the Mexican State the residence of Lomas de Bezares property of Emilio Lozoya.