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Legal proceedings against former Chihuahua AG César Jáuregui

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Following his arrest on October 17, 2026, former Chihuahua Attorney General César Jáuregui Moreno faces multiple legal challenges regarding an April 2026 operation in El Pinal, Morelos. The incident involved a vehicle accident in the Sierra Tarahumara region that killed two CIA agents, Richard Leiter Johnston III and John Dudley Black, along with two Mexican officials. The agents were traveling with the Chihuahua State Investigation Agency (AEI) following an operation to destroy six clandestine methamphetamine laboratories. On October 23, 2026, Judge Luis Alberto Simental Ortega linked Jáuregui to a criminal process for the illegal exercise of public service during a videoconference hearing from El Altiplano prison. While the judge dismissed a separate charge of coalition, Jáuregui remains in pretrial detention while facing additional federal charges of treason brought by the Fiscalía General de la República (FGR). On October 25, 2026, federal Judge Ricardo Alfonso Santos Dorantes formally linked Jáuregui to a criminal process for the crime of treason to the fatherland. The FGR alleges Jáuregui allowed the unauthorized participation of CIA agents on Mexican soil, an act described as a “grave disloyalty” to the nation. The prosecution presented approximately 150 pieces of evidence regarding the coordination of U.S. intelligence agents without federal ~~authorization.~~ authorization or notification to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The judge maintained preventive detention during a two-month supplementary investigation period. Jáuregui’s defense team has announced intentions to appeal the ruling, arguing that the evidence does not prove direct authorization or knowledge of the foreign agents’ involvement. This legal tension follows a reported meeting between President Claudia Sheinbaum and Governor Maru Campos. Campos has criticized the federal prosecution as “disproportionate and politically motivated,” while the FGR has opened a new investigation into allegations of corruption involving casinos.

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