The background on the Mexican legislator charged with links to La Familia
In Mexico, Politics Enables Fugitive to Defang the Law - NYTimes.com: "Despite being a federal fugitive, accused of laundering millions of dollars for one of Mexico’s most ruthless drug cartels, Julio César Godoy says he simply walked into the national legislature here unnoticed in September, right past the cordon of federal police officers watching the building. ...
On Tuesday night, the chamber, Mexico’s lower house of Congress, voted overwhelmingly to strip Mr. Godoy of his immunity and legislative duties, a development that could lead to his eventual arrest and trial — if he can be found.
Federal prosecutors contend that Mr. Godoy is an important associate of the top leaders of La Familia, a cultlike drug organization that is among the most violent in Mexico. A legislative panel on Monday said it found that Mr. Godoy had, among other things, not explained the origins of $2.2 million deposited in his bank accounts or calls from his cellphone to known leaders of the gang."
Dec. 15, 2010
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