Tijuana mayor denies open FGR investigation
Original reporting: Jornada Baja California
What happened
Ismael Burgueño denied a report linking him to an alleged money-laundering and organized-crime case, saying prosecutors closed the file involving his name.
Reporting and context
Tijuana Mayor Ismael Burgueño said Wednesday that he is not the subject of an open investigation by Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office, after a Televisa report linked him to a case involving alleged money laundering and organized crime.
According to Jornada Baja California, Burgueño said during a live broadcast on Facebook that the case in which his name once appeared had been fully closed. He said he has a document showing that prosecutors declined to pursue criminal action and that, in his account, the document removes him from the investigation.
Jornada Baja California reported that Burgueño denied the report and said he does not know which other people may remain in the case file because each person has an individual legal situation. He said he wanted to clarify information he considers false while recognizing the media’s freedom of expression. The article attributes the denial and the claimed document to Burgueño and describes the earlier report as involving alleged conduct.