Cesar Duarte, a fugitive ex-governor of the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua was arrested in Miami on Wednesday July 8.
The Governor who fled in 2017 after he was accused of embezzling public funds, now faces extradition to Mexico where he faces corruption charges for allegedly diverting about $52 million in public funds.
Asides being accused of stealing tons of of cows imported by the state to assist small-scale Mexican ranchers change their herds after a devastating drought, he’s additionally accused of living a lavish way of life and utilizing an official helicopter to fly family and friends to his ranch on weekends.
His arrest came after Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador paid an official visit to the US for talks with President Trump.
Duarte who is predicted to look at a federal court hearing in Miami within the subsequent 72 hours to be told of the charges towards him in Mexico, faces no less than eight state and federal charges.
