Ney González Sánchez, former governor of Nayarit from 2005 to 2011, was located in a North American country after being a fugitive for more than three years, wanted for various state and federal crimes.
The state’s deputy attorney general, Ludmila Heredia Verdugo, reported that they are carrying out the legal processes related to his extradition request so that he can face justice.
According to the official, the crimes he faces include fraudulent administration, abuse of power, influence peddling, money laundering, fraud by simulating a legal act, and document forgery.
The accusations against him focus primarily on embezzlement linked to the Bahía de Banderas Trust (FIBBA), which was created for the tourism development of the Riviera Nayarit.
Heredia Verdugo explained that in the extradition process, the country where the former governor is located requested compliance with the principle of dual criminality, which means demonstrating that the crimes for which he is wanted in Mexico are also considered crimes there.
“Let me tell you that the countries holding this individual and another person, who is in the United Kingdom, have hired law firms that are requesting very pertinent clarifications to achieve extradition. What are they asking for? Proof of dual criminality, and that is sometimes complex, because we have written law and theirs is customary law… but we are making good progress,” the deputy attorney general told the media.
In the case against the former governor, the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) has also collaborated by presenting the events as a single, continuous act spanning from 2005 to 2021.
This case was initiated after investigations revealed that the illicit activities begun by Ney González allegedly continued under his successor, Roberto Sandoval Castañeda, who sold beachfront properties to companies and individuals through sham contracts.
As a result, the FGR recently announced the recovery of 9.6 million square meters of land valued at 100 billion pesos through the “Mega Operation New Nayarit.”
Furthermore, the investigation indicates that González Sánchez allegedly used shell companies controlled by close relatives to launder illicit funds. “In the case of Ney González, in addition to what he may have managed as governor, we also have him involved in shell companies that he controls through close relatives,” the deputy prosecutor explained.
Meanwhile, the legal proceedings against him remain active, and authorities are awaiting the resolution of the extradition process—though they did not specify the country where he is located—with the expectation that he will face justice in the near future.
Source: infobae
