PGR accuses teacher union leaders of money laundering

Mexico's Attorney General's Office (PGR) will accuse Rubén Núñez Ginéz, Secretary General of Section 22 of the National Coordination of Education Workers (CNTE), of operations with illegal proceeds and other illegal activities that produced economic benefits for at least 132.79 million pesos (US$7.12 million).

According to reports from federal sources, Núñez administered "economic resources of illegal origin" obtained through illegal agreements with companies that paid commissions to sell their products among the members of Section 22 with the collaboration of companies such as ETESA, S.A. de C.V., VASA HOLDING S.A. de C.V. and Administradora de Negocios Monte Albán, S.A. de C.V., among others, as well as some individuals.

Núñez has been arrested along with Francisco Villalobos Ricardez, secretary of organization better known as “Chico Pelón”, and other union leaders from Oaxaca.