A group of attorneys representing a former Mexican border state governor said various government figures from Mexico’s ruling party colluded to “fabricate a false criminal case” in a failed attempt to arrest and remove the politician who belongs to a rival party. The attorneys announced they filed a criminal complaint with Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office. The individuals in the alleged collusion include the current Tamaulipas Governor Americo Villarreal, Mexico’s former head of the Financial Intelligence Unit Santiago Nieto, Federal Judge Ivan Aaron Zeferin Hernandez, and others as part of an alleged political witch-hunt. During a news conference on Monday, attorney Javier Coello and other attorneys from his firm announced the move and presented video and photographic evidence to back up their claims. The attorneys demanded their day in court. “The former head of the Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF) Santiago Nieto, in collusion with then-Senator Americo Villarreal … [Read more...] about Political Rivals Fabricated Criminal Case Against Former Mexican Governor, Say Attorneys