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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Mexico accuses ex-president of millions in illegal funds

Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Mexico’s anti-money laundering agency said Thursday it has accused ex-President Enrique Peña Nieto of handling millions of dollars in possibly illegal funds, perhaps a signal from President Andrés Manuel López Obrador that he is getting serious about his promise to pursue corruption.

It marks the first formal legal accusations against Peña Nieto, despite a cloud of allegations about corruption during his 2012-2018 administration. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador made rooting out corruption the main theme of his presidency, but hadn't yet moved against any of his predecessors.

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