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Mexico’s Auditor Flags 6.97 Billion Pesos in 2024 Spending Irregularities in Second Audit Release

Audited bodies now have up to a year to justify or return funds before final determinations in February 2026.

Overview

  • Presenting 546 new audits, the ASF reported 5,161.3 million pesos pending clarification in this second package, bringing two-package observations to 6,969 million with about 1,145 million already recovered and 5,823 million still under review.
  • Roughly 89% of the latest observations fall in federal transfers to states and municipalities, concentrated in health, infrastructure and education, with health alone near 34–35% and FAFEF around 30%.
  • Veracruz is the largest state case at about 1,115 million pesos, followed by Chiapas (~678 million), Hidalgo (~603 million) and Durango (~417 million), while Mexico City, Querétaro, Quintana Roo, Sinaloa and Zacatecas had no pending amounts in this round.
  • At the federal level, the Judiciary accounts for about 49% of federal observations; a forensic audit of the CJF flagged roughly 272 million pesos for payments lacking documentation and other deficiencies, prompting 11 administrative-responsibility promotions.
  • The ASF said it will roll out an internally developed AI tool in November to accelerate audit analysis, and some municipal audits in storm-affected states were reprogrammed.