Cabeza de Vaca, the Governor testing Mexico’s justice system

Last year, Cabeza de vaca made international headlines when he decided to cut water to Texas, creating a bi-national incident that put in jeopardy an 80 year old water treaty between Mexico and the United States. The far-right governor of Temaulipas, a state with high crime rate that borders with the U.S., sent violent people to shut down and destroy a water dam that provides water to Texas. The Dam is still shut down and under repair by federal authorities.
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Currently, not only is the FBI is investigating Tamaulipas governor Cabeza de Vaca for money laundering, but the Mexican federal authorities are also investigating him for money laundering and organized crime–aside for other ongoing investigations related to tax evasion, electoral fraud and illegal funding by a cartel.
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Today, the Mexican Intelligence Unite (UIF) froze Cabeza de Vaca’s bank accounts. Then later in the day, a federal judge issued an arrest warrant for Cabeza de Vaca. Immediately, rumors of him leaving the country emerged, but Mexican authorities had already issued an “immigration alert.”
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7. May 25, 2021
A Tamaulipas Judge, orders a temporary suspension, and overwrites arrest warrant issued by the federal judge last week.