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Mexican Judge Orders Former Cabinet Minister Held in Corruption Case

Reuters

   MEXICO CITY - A Mexican judge has ordered former cabinet minister
   Rosario Robles detained pending criminal proceedings involving the
   disappearance of public funds, a lawyer for Robles said Tuesday, in a
   case hailed by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador as part of his
   campaign against corruption.

   Robles served in the cabinet of former President Enrique Pena Nieto
   from 2012 to 2018, first as secretary of social development and then as
   secretary of agrarian, land and urban development, and earlier became
   the first woman to serve as mayor of Mexico City.

   Prosecutors have accused Robles of "improper exercise of public
   service." Robles has appeared in court over prosecution claims that
   more than 5 billion pesos ($258 million) destined for welfare programs
   during her tenure had gone missing, according to local media reports.

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