Overview
- The Foreign Ministry ended Martín Camarena de Obeso’s honorary post, with the notice published Monday in the federal gazette and in force since March 2.
- Mexican outlets reported he is a partner in Ornitorrinco Inmobiliaria, which the U.S. Treasury’s OFAC named in a CJNG-linked timeshare fraud network.
- Treasury’s February 19 action hit a timeshare complex, five people, and 17 firms, and OFAC said many were based around Puerto Vallarta, a CJNG stronghold.
- OFAC described the scheme as luring tourists with robocalls and sales pitches for timeshares at sites such as Kovay Gardens near La Cruz de Huanacaxtle.
- The cancellation is an administrative measure, not a court ruling, and no Mexican criminal case has been announced, which ends his unpaid representation across seven western states.