López Beltrán denies fuel fraud ties
Original reporting: Noticaribe
What happened
Noticaribe reports López Beltrán denied involvement in fuel tax fraud and business ties to Amílcar Olán, amid reporting on contracts and fuel imports.
Reporting and context
Andrés Manuel López Beltrán denied participating in fuel tax fraud or doing business with Jorge Amílcar Olán Aparicio in a video released Tuesday from Tabasco, according to Noticaribe. The son of former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador described the accusations as a campaign against him, his family and his father's political movement.
López Beltrán acknowledged meeting Olán in Villahermosa when the businessman sold construction materials. He denied using his surname to obtain public contracts, intervening in Olán's businesses or approaching Navy officials to facilitate illegal fuel operations. He accused Carlos Loret de Mola, Ricardo Salinas Pliego and Ramón Alberto Garza of seeking to discredit him.
Noticaribe reported that investigations by Latinus and Mexicanos Contra la Corrupción y la Impunidad have raised questions about Olán's government contracts and fuel dealings. It cited recordings attributed to Olán discussing his relationship with Gonzalo López Beltrán and supplies of ballast for the Maya Train. It also described Latinus reporting on alleged contacts involving Olán, his brother and CJNG figures in connection with extortion affecting mining operations in Veracruz; the article did not establish that Andrés Manuel López Beltrán knew of or participated in those alleged contacts.
The outlet cited a July 27, 2026 investigation by Raúl Olmos for MCCI concerning Portacelis Gas and Oil and fuel supplied by Ikon Midstream. It reported that tax authorities subsequently requested an investigation into alleged tax fraud of 834 million pesos involving Portacelis and declarations of imported fuel volumes. The allegation concerns the company's operations; the article did not establish López Beltrán's participation or benefit.
According to Noticaribe, federal prosecutors said in August that they lacked sufficient evidence to open a hydrocarbon-related investigation against López Beltrán and denied reports of protected witnesses formally accusing him. The article also cited September reporting by The New York Times that two U.S. agencies were examining allegations, while specifying that no formal investigations against him were open. President Claudia Sheinbaum has said there is no evidence to proceed against him and that her government will not shield anyone who commits crimes.
Original reporting: Noticaribe.