The former governor of Tamaulipas, Mexico, has been sentenced to nine years in prison for accepting more than $3.5 million in illegal bribe money to purchase property in the U.S., according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
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While serving as governor, Yarrington accepted illegal bribes from individuals and private companies in Mexico to do business with Tamaulipas. He used that money to purchase properties in the United States “Even if you are governor of a Mexican state, we will not stand idly by when you use your position to wrongfully fill your pockets and violate the laws of the United States.” said U.S. Attorney Almadar S. Hamdani. “Today’s prison sentence for Yarrington concludes a multi-year, multi-agency international investigation spanning two continents concluding in bringing a corrupt politician to justice.”
“IRS-Criminal Investigation special agents are experts in following the money in a financial crime, and we found plenty of money to follow that helped to unravel Yarrington’s criminal enterprise,” said acting Special Agent in Charge Rodrick J. Benton of IRS-CI’s Houston Field Office. “Working alongside other law enforcement agencies, the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the other U.S. and international partners helps U.S. taxpayers know that justice is a global concept and no criminal is out of reach.
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