Reuters
Mexico probes former President Pena Nieto for wire transfers
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -The head of Mexico’s Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF) on Thursday said it has been investigating millions of dollars’ worth of money transfers involving former President Enrique Pena Nieto, in which he may have received “economic benefits.” Pablo Gomez, head of the UIF, told a regular news conference with President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador that his agency had requested the attorney general’s office to probe the transfers that were made by family members and businesses associated with Pena Nieto. Details of the money transfers were given to the attorney general’s office, Gomez said.
