At least EIGHT more international politicians face visa bans as extent of US dragnet emerges

At slightest 8 much salient planetary politicians being scrutinized by US authorities look imaginable visa bans and slope relationship freezes, according to a erstwhile precocious ranking authoritative successful the Mexican government. 

The bombshell assertion comes aft the Governor for Baja California Marina del Pilar and her hubby had their tourism visas to the US revoked this week implicit reports of wealth laundering and ties to cause cartels, which she has denied. 

Simón Levy, a past Minister of Tourism during the medication of erstwhile Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, claimed the US was actively investigating existent and erstwhile officials including 4 governors, 1 legislator and 1 congresswoman.

He added that 2 unnamed erstwhile acting secretaries of authorities were being investigated for 'links' to the Gulf Cartel.

'As I told you earlier anyone else, contiguous banks similar Wells Fargo and Bank of America  canceled the accounts of Mexican nationalist servants with deposited money, confirming that it comes from amerciable activities, specified arsenic wealth laundering,' Levy wrote connected X Monday afternoon.

Levy identified the officials connected Tuesday arsenic Senator Adan Agusto López and erstwhile Congresswoman Clara Luz Flores, who is the manager of the Interior Ministry's Religious Affairs and Social Prevention Unit.

He besides named governors Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla [Michoacán]; Miguel Angel Navarro [Nayarit]; Ruben Rocha Moya [Sinaloa]; and Américo Villareal [Tamaulipas].

It comes a time aft renowned Mexican writer Luis Chaparro accused Baja California politician del Pilar, and her hubby Carolos Torres, of having their American slope accounts frozen arsenic portion of a Justice Department probe. 

Chaparro reported that del Pilar met with U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Department of Homeland Security officials astatine a tourism lawsuit successful the edifice municipality of Rosarito connected April 28, 2024, erstwhile she was archetypal notified of the investigation.

'Both are being investigated by the United States for wealth laundering successful an probe involving different Baja California businessmen and officials...' Chaparro said during his YouTube amusement 'Pie de Nota'.

He added that the U.S. agents told her the probe was looking into the 'Rusos Cartel' successful Mexicali, arsenic good arsenic a web of individuals and businessmen from Baja California allegedly linked to members of organized transgression successful that region. 

'She pleaded with CBP and DHS supervisors to delight not marque nationalist the actions against her and her hubby and to not pass the Mexican consulate to forestall them from being leaked to the media,' Chaparro said.

'The politician requested, arsenic a idiosyncratic favor, that her actions not beryllium communicated to the Mexican consulate oregon immoderate different Mexican authorization truthful that the accusation would not spread.'

Del Pilar addressed the visa prohibition again successful a property league without making immoderate comments implicit the alleged wealth laundering probe oregon slope relationship closures, portion besides not marque immoderate notation to her hubby oregon his visa ban. 

'I person been included successful a consular measure, and truthful contiguous I bash not person a visa to participate the United States,' del Pilar said.

'But that does not specify me. Because I americium not defined by what I person oregon by the permits granted oregon withheld. I americium defined by my values, my convictions, and the intent I person embraced since I decided to dedicate my beingness to nationalist service.'

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum addressed the allegations during her property briefing astatine the National Palace successful Mexico City connected Tuesday and said that del Pilar informed her that they did not person accounts successful banking institutions extracurricular of Mexico.

'I privation to clarify due to the fact that yesterday immoderate media reported that determination was an relationship freeze,' Sheinbaum said. 'We spoke with the politician and the politician told america that she does not person accounts abroad. That is accusation from the governor.'

Del Pilar's links to Mexican cartels person been questioned since 2022, erstwhile a photograph emerged of her embracing alleged Sinaloa Cartel transgression fig Emmanuel 'El Botas' Serrano portion she was campaigning for politician 3 years earlier.

Del Pilar's bureau dismissed the past allegations, saying she's photographed with thousands of constituents and nationalist figures portion campaigning and moving the large Mexican governments.

The U.S. State Department property bureau said successful a connection to media Monday that 'visa records are confidential nether U.S. law; therefore, we cannot remark connected idiosyncratic cases.' 

DailyMail.com reached retired to the Department of Justice for remark regarding the 8 officials who are allegedly nether investigation.