The Secretariat for Anti-Corruption and Good Government sanctioned 35 public officials and three companies with disqualifications of up to 10 years, and one case involving a 15-year disqualification, along with fines exceeding 67 million pesos for irregularities detected in federal agencies, according to information released by the agency.
The Federal Tribunal of Administrative Justice (TFJA) imposed sanctions for serious administrative offenses, while the Secretariat itself resolved cases involving non-serious violations, in accordance with the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States and the General Administrative Responsibilities Law (LGRA). The rulings were issued based on the principles of proportionality and the severity of each offense.
Pemex and IMSS: Aircraft Without Contracts and a Patient Left Uninformed
At Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex), four officials from the Strategic Safeguards Subdirectorate received 10-year disqualifications. Wenceslao C. accumulated two disqualifications of that length, while Erika S. was dismissed and disqualified for the same period. Both also face a joint financial penalty of 12.1 million pesos for failing to formalize a contract for the operation and safeguarding of company aircraft and for authorizing payments for services that were never provided between 2017 and 2018.
Arturo V. and José M., also from the same subdirectorate, received 10-year disqualifications, dismissal from public service, and a joint fine of 1.6 million pesos for the same actions.
At the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS), Filiberto G., assigned to the High Specialty Medical Unit at the Specialty Hospital of the Western National Medical Center in Jalisco, was disqualified for 15 years for failing to inform a patient about the inherent risks of a surgical procedure in 2017. This is the longest disqualification imposed in the operation.
AliBien Accounts for the Largest Financial Penalties
Three cases involving the Administration and Finance Unit of Food Security for Mexico—part of Food for Wellbeing (AliBien)—account for 53.7 million pesos of the total financial sanctions.
In the first case, René G., Manuel L., and Carlos V. were disqualified for 10 years, while Company B received a six-year disqualification and a joint fine of 6.9 million pesos for authorizing payment for 13,217 boxes of dehydrated fruit without evidence that they had been delivered in 2019.
In the second case, the same three officials received two additional 10-year disqualifications. Companies T and I were each disqualified for eight years. The joint financial penalties imposed on the public officials and private companies totaled 28.5 million pesos for authorizing payment for 50,000 cans of sardines without proof that the products had been delivered, also in 2019.
The third case involved Concepción E., Juan S., and René G., who were disqualified for 10 years and ordered to pay a joint fine of 18.3 million pesos for using milk distribution contracts to transport free textbooks and pallets in 2020 instead of fulfilling the contracts’ intended purpose.
ISSSTE and Sepomex: Uncompleted Construction Work and Nepotism
At the Institute for Social Security and Services for State Workers (ISSSTE), René P., assigned to the Conservation and Maintenance Offices in San Fernando, Mexico City, was suspended for 30 days for signing and approving construction estimates without legal authorization. This resulted in payments for work that was never completed at the Puerto Vallarta Hospital Clinic, totaling 4 million pesos, including interest, in 2018.
Also at ISSSTE, Myriam L., from the Communications Directorate at the agency’s central offices, received a three-month disqualification for participating in the hiring of her son as an Administrative Health Support A-1 employee within the same department where she worked and later facilitating his job transfer in 2018 and 2022.
At the Mexican Postal Service (Sepomex), Fidel S., from the Nayarit State Management Office, was suspended for 30 days for authorizing a bonus for a public employee with whom he had a family relationship in 2022.
Eight Additional Federal Agencies Sanctioned for Non-Serious Offenses
The Secretariat for Anti-Corruption directly imposed sanctions for non-serious misconduct in eight institutions.
At Pemex, Juan V. was dismissed and disqualified for six months for failing to fulfill liaison responsibilities with the armed forces and providing incomplete information between 2023 and 2025. Juan G. and Armando C. each received 15-day suspensions. Juan G. was sanctioned for assigning work duties in a discriminatory manner at the Dos Bocas Refinery, while Armando C. was punished for failing to use protective equipment and transporting a person unrelated to Pemex in an official vehicle.
In the National Guard (GN), eight officers from the General Police Coordination Headquarters were suspended for 30 days for submitting invalid educational certificates during evaluations required for continued service and firearm authorization in 2024.
At the Ministry of Health, Moisés S. received a 30-day suspension for sexually harassing a contracted service provider in 2024. At the Federal Educational Authority in Mexico City (AEFCM), Alejandra C. received a 15-day suspension for showing disrespect toward students during classes in 2023 and 2026.
At the Tax Administration Service (SAT), sanctions ranged from three-day suspensions for disrespectful conduct toward coworkers to public reprimands for using the workplace for purposes unrelated to official duties. At the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP), Mayra C. received a public reprimand for failing to comply with a resolution issued by the National Institute for Transparency, Access to Information, and Personal Data Protection (INAI) in 2023.
At the National Banking and Securities Commission (CNBV), José L. and Arturo D. received private reprimands for disclosing confidential information while responding to a transparency request in 2024. At the IMSS, Adalberto V. received a public reprimand for disrespectful behavior toward a female coworker in Guanajuato in 2022.
Final Rulings and Ongoing Reporting Mechanism
The Secretariat emphasized that those sanctioned have the right to appeal the decisions and stated that it will defend the rulings “with the same firmness with which they were issued: in accordance with the law and supported by evidence,” according to the official statement.
Source: infobae
