The document indicates that the diversions of funds occurred between 2012 and 2016
MADRID, 4 (EUROPA PRESS)
The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of Mexico has filed a new lawsuit against the former director of Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) Emilio Lozoya for allegedly diverting more than 1,000 million pesos (about 42.4 million euros) in the case of corruption that revolves around the Brazilian construction company Odebrecht.
Sources close to the matter have confirmed that it is the seventh lawsuit filed by the FIU against Lozoya, according to information from the newspaper ‘El Universal’. This time, the entity has accused the former Pemex director of embezzling approximately 1,400 million pesos, which would have ended up in the hands of companies located in several countries and linked to Odebrecht.
The lawsuit states that the diversion of funds would have taken place between 2012 and 2016. Currently, Lozoya is being investigated for other corruption cases, which include crimes such as criminal association, bribery and money laundering.
The accused is free, but has to use an electronic bracelet since he is prohibited from leaving Mexico City, where he resides, as well as the country.