The Federal Superior Audit Office (ASF) identified that the Campeche government engaged in “possible collusion” between public officials and private individuals in public works contracts, in actions aimed at obtaining “undue benefits,” resulting in findings of irregularities totaling more than 73 million pesos.
Furthermore, it found that the best conditions for the state were not considered in terms of price, quality, financing, timeliness, and other relevant factors. Therefore, the state still needs to clarify the use of 73,494,832.93 pesos of federal funds transferred to it.
According to the audit of the 2024 Federal Contributions Fund for Strengthening Federal Entities, the ASF determined that 22.4 percent of the resources allocated to the state government, that is, more than 73 million pesos, remain unaccounted for because, in addition, the supporting documentation for the expenditures was not submitted.
Therefore, the auditing body determined that, in the use of public funds, the state violated regulations, primarily those established in four federal and local laws: the General Law on Government Accounting; the General Law on Administrative Responsibilities; the Federal Law on Auditing and Accountability; and the Law on Acquisitions, Leases, and Provision of Services Related to Movable Property of the State of Campeche.
The review process yielded 14 findings, of which seven showed no irregularities, and four were resolved by the audited entity before the report was issued. The remaining three resulted in three administrative sanction proceedings and two formal notices of findings.
In one of its findings, the ASF (Superior Audit Office of the Federation) determined that in three contracts executed by the Secretariat of Urban Development, Mobility, and Public Works (Sedumop), during the bidding process, a participating company engaged in actions aimed at obtaining an undue benefit or advantage. This was because the company was linked to the winning company by the same partner, shareholder, legal representative, or sole administrator, and was not disqualified for this reason, in violation of the General Law of Administrative Responsibilities.
“In conclusion, the Government of the State of Campeche did not manage the resources of the 2024 Federal Contributions Fund for Strengthening Federal Entities efficiently,” the Audit report stated.
OTHER ANOMALIES. In another audit, irregularities were identified in the Campeche state government’s handling of resources from the Social Infrastructure Fund for States for the 2024 fiscal year.
According to the auditing body, the identified irregularities led to the initiation of corresponding actions. Two administrative irregularities were also identified: the late return of remaining funds to the Federal Treasury and the issuance of tax compliance opinions that were not in effect at the time the respective contracts were formalized.
Therefore, an amount of 441,630.71 pesos was identified as pending clarification. However, during the review, 148,927.33 pesos were recovered; 13,937.41 pesos were generated by financial charges, and 292,703.38 pesos remain pending clarification.
Regarding compliance with the regulations applicable to the fund’s resources, the local government incurred non-compliance, mainly with the Law of Financial Discipline of the Federal Entities and Municipalities, the Federal Tax Code and the Law of Public Works of the State of Campeche, since reimbursements to the Federal Treasury of the remaining resources of the Social Infrastructure Fund for the Entities of the fiscal year 2024 were observed, outside the legal deadline.
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