Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed Monday the frozen accounts the Sinaloa governor on leave, his administration and family members during her daily news conference. But she said the measure does not constitute a final determination of guilt. Photo by Isaac Esquivel/EPA
May 18 (UPI) -- Mexico's Financial Intelligence Unit said it has temporarily frozen the bank accounts of Rubén Rocha Moya -- the Sinaloa governor on leave -- along with the accounts of his children and several senior members of his administration.
The move follows U.S. federal charges unsealed in late April accusing Rocha Moya and other Sinaloa officials of aiding the Sinaloa Cartel.
Mexican authorities said the U.S. Department of Justice for the Southern District of New York accused the officials of alleged links to drug trafficking, weapons possession and receiving multimillion-dollar bribes in exchange for providing institutional protection to the "Los Chapitos" faction of the cartel.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed the frozen accounts Monday during her daily news conference, but said the measure does not constitute a final determination of guilt.
