Overview
- The arrest of Héctor Taurino Landa Cabrera was carried out in Xalapa, Veracruz after fixed and mobile surveillance located him and federal agents executed a controlled operation to place him at the disposal of judicial authorities.
- Héctor Taurino served in a senior SAT role overseeing large taxpayers between 2011 and 2018 and is identified in the complaint as the subject of the enrichment inquiry.
- The Agencia de Investigación Criminal and the FGR say their patrimonial analysis and intelligence indicate an unjustified increase in his assets and that Arrendadora Franllutti allegedly delivered a Jardines del Pedregal residence valued at over 15 million pesos as payment for a service contract that was not performed.
- The Ministerio Público Federal attached to the Fiscalía Especializada en materia de Combate a la Corrupción obtained a judge's arrest warrant based on evidence gathered by the AIC, agents read his rights, and the FGR reiterated the presumption of innocence until a judicial sentence.
- Officials present the detention as part of a wider federal effort against suspected corruption involving current and former officials; the case will proceed through the courts where judges will review the evidence and decide legal responsibility.