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February 20, 2020

Ex-Mexican President Enrique Peņa Nieto Faces Corruption Probe
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In Mexico City, government investigators have opened a corruption probe
into former Mexican President Enrique Peņa Nieto. The investigation
stems from a broader case against Emilio Lozoya, the former head of
Mexico's national oil company Pemex. Lozoya was arrested last week in
Spain pending his extradition to Mexico, where he's charged with
accepting millions of dollars in bribes from a Brazilian construction
firm and a Mexican steel company. At the time of the alleged bribes,
Lozoya was a top official in Peņa Nieto's 2012 presidential campaign.


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