Overview
- The U.S. Department of Justice publicly accused Senator Enrique Inzunza of ties to the Sinaloa Cartel on April 29, prompting Mexican authorities to open financial probes.
- Mexico’s Unidad de Inteligencia Financiera froze bank accounts linked to Inzunza after the U.S. accusations, which has raised practical questions about his access to funds.
- Inzunza, a Morena senator from Badiraguato, has not attended Comisión Permanente sessions for more than a month, and Senate leaders say quorum has been maintained without him.
- Senate president Laura Itzel Castillo told reporters she does not know if Inzunza is being paid and said payment and payroll decisions are handled by the Senate’s administrative office.
- Article 111 of the chamber’s internal rules lets the presidency order pay deductions for unjustified absences, but no written deduction or public administrative action has been announced and transparency remains limited.