Overview
- The Nayarit prosecutor’s office confirmed a guilty ruling for falsifying documents related to a 58-hectare property in Aután, San Blas.
- According to the Fiscalía, Sandoval forged the signature of owner Rubén “N” in 2012, and records show he was registered as an ejidatario in 2015.
- The court scheduled an individualization-of-sentence hearing for Sept. 11 to determine the specific penalty.
- The punishment could reach six years in prison plus a fine, and the ruling remains subject to appeal as a first-instance decision.
- Sandoval has been held since June 2021 at Cefereso No. 4 in Tepic, and the case—cause 850/2020—adds to proceedings for alleged money laundering, illicit enrichment and criminal association.