The Attorney General’s Office (FGR) announced the indictment of a federal public defender identified as Alicia Paola Barrientos de la Peña for fraud and bribery.
According to the institution, the ruling was issued by the Control Judge of the Federal Criminal Justice Center in the State of Quintana Roo, based in Cancún. They also noted that the defendant requested a conditional suspension of the proceedings for a period of 10 months.
Furthermore, it was explained that the now former federal public defender had requested various sums of money from one of her clients, who was being held and prosecuted in a criminal case. Barrientos de la Peña allegedly argued to her client that the funds were necessary to obtain her freedom and to comply with one of the conditions imposed by the Control Judge.
In another case, the prosecutor’s office obtained justified pretrial detention for Héctor Miguel Arroyo Orrante, who is facing criminal proceedings for attempted fraud after soliciting cash deposits by posing as a federal public servant.
In this case, the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office (MPF), attached to the Special Prosecutor’s Office for Investigation and Litigation of Complex Cases (FEILC), presented the evidence before the Control Judge of the Federal Criminal Justice Center based at the Eastern Prison in Mexico City, which led to the indictment.
Finally, the judicial authority set a two-month deadline for the completion of the supplementary investigation.
The fraudulent use of the image of Temu, a well-known online shopping platform, has raised alarms for the Mexico City Secretariat of Citizen Security (SSC), which warned of a sophisticated digital scam targeting consumers in the capital.
The SSC’s Cyber Police Unit identified that cybercriminals have perfected their strategies to deceive users, using fake websites and fraudulent messages that simulate official communications from the brand. According to the official statement released on October 20, 2025, scammers take advantage of the trust generated by an established brand like Temu to capture users’ attention.
They use the app’s image and name to create fake websites and send messages through social media and emails, which represents a growing risk in the context of the e-commerce boom.
These communications, which appear legitimate, redirect users to fraudulent sites that faithfully reproduce the aesthetics of the original platform.
To reduce vulnerability to these scams, the Secretariat of Citizen Security recommended a series of preventive measures. Among them, he suggested activating two-factor authentication (2FA) whenever available, keeping devices and applications updated to protect against malware and vulnerabilities, and encouraging education and dissemination of information about digital security among family members and less informed people.
Source: infobae
