It was the washing network of La Unión Tepito: foundations, universities and even plastic surgeons involved

The criminal group known as La Unión Tepito, headed by Roberto Mollado Esparza, aka "El Betito", The laundering of several million pesos resulting from their criminal actions, through a national network including advertising agencies, universities, foundations, lawyers and even plastic surgeons.

According to the Secretary of Public Security (SSP) of Mexico City and the Attorney General's Office (PGR), the nationally operated network and 45 key people are involved, which, according to reports from security companies, have links with members of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) and a retired minister of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN).

Almost all key people in the research are fully identified, according to the report "Financial Structure of the Union" prepared by the SSP and the PGR.

According to this survey, the main characters in the money laundering network are: Marco Antonio C., rector of a university, Alejandro V., owner of advertising agencies, lawyers Rebeca M., María Helena G. and Carlos D. businessman.

Authorities have also identified plastic surgeons and owners of hospitals and private clinics in Morelia, Tijuana, Cancun, in the state of Mexico and in the Mexican capital.

In SSP and PGR files are recorded Hundreds of bank movements, some of which ended up in a trading company in Ecatepec, State of Mexico.

The PGR through various traces made on bank accounts, He managed to get phone numbers linking "El Betito", "El Pistache" and other leaders of "La Unión Tepito" or "Union B" to their leader.

Among the characters who stand out in this money laundering network, the doctor Luis Enriqeu M., owner of a clinic in Colonia Del Valle in Mexico City and is a member of a dance table that has been closed since 2013.

Another doctor involved is Jeremiah F., who has a factory in Tepito and performed surgeries to show personalities.

Raúl A., also a doctor and owner of a clinic in Tijuana, nephew of a retired minister of the Supreme Court of Justice of the nation.

Rubén S., who would be linked to a PRI senator and with Marco Antonio C., rector of a university linked to a former governor of Veracruz.

According to the portal account The broken chair, this washing network, already dismantled, It was discovered thanks to Jose Alberto Maldonado, "El Betito", who opened a bank account on February 13, 2017. where he presented an identification with his real name and an address in the district of Narvarte.

The registered address was Ángel Urraza and Uxmal, Eje Sur 6, Department 503, where "El Betito" was supposed to live and where elements of the Intelligence mounted guards watching the movements of "El Betito".

The account he opened was used to pay tuition, life insurance and ATM withdrawals. The balance has never fallen below one million pesos.

The investigations resulted in hundreds of accounts on which they transferred and received large sums of money, between 6 million and 148,000 pesos that were transferred to Marco Antonio C. rector of a university.

In the network, according to research, they are also involved accountants, marketing graduates, badociates of law firms.