Overview
- Mexico’s administrative court sanctioned René Gavira Segreste, Oliverio Pérez Santoyo, and Miguel Carrillo Villarreal with a 10‑year public‑service ban and a joint repayment of MXN 261,211,579.
- The tribunal found abuse of functions for approving supposed emergency buys of maize and beans without proof of a real shortage or evidence that the goods were received.
- Judges said the purchases were direct awards at market prices and outside the government’s Guaranteed Prices program, which the rules did not allow without a documented supply crisis.
- Records show Segalmex approved 17 maize contracts worth MXN 178.7 million, two bean contracts worth MXN 20.2 million, and MXN 62.2 million for transport during 2019, which the court counted as the damage.
- The case came from Diconsa’s internal control complaint, and the ex‑officials can appeal; if the ruling stands, the SAT can collect the sum as a fiscal credit, while separate FGR cases keep Gavira in jail and add new charges, including a Zacatecas contract worth MXN 13.8 million.