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Former Head of Mexico's State Oil Company Awaits Extradition from Spain to
Face Corruption Charges

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   Emilio Lozoya, the former CEO of Mexico's state oil company Pemex, who
   faces charges of money launderingand acceptingbribes from Brazilian
   construction giant Odebrecht, couldbe extraditedto Mexico from a
   Spanish jail as early as Thursday.

   Lozoya, who last led Pemex just over four years ago, was a fugitive on
   the run until his arrest in the Spanish town of Malaga in late February
   on an outstanding arrest warrant from Mexico.

   Lozoya, who was close to former President Enrique Peña Nieto,
   decidedto returnvoluntarily toMexico and cooperate with prosecutors in
   cases against him for alleged corruption.

   Mexico sent a plane to Spain to transport Lozoya because of the
   restrictions on commercial flights due to the coronaviruspandemic.

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