# Mexican naval corruption and fiscal fraud investigation

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/mexican-naval-corruption-and-fiscal-fraud-investigation
> Updated: 2026-09-16T09:37:51.000Z. Sources: 27. Developments: 2.

Legal proceedings against former naval officers Fernando and Manuel Roberto Farías Laguna have centered on allegations of involvement in a “huachicol fiscal” network, a scheme involving maritime customs tax fraud. Former Secretary of the Navy Rafael Ojeda Durán was summoned as a witness in the case against Rear Admiral Fernando Farías Laguna, amid allegations that he provided protection to his nephews.

While the Attorney General's Office (FGR) previously reported being unable to locate Ojeda Durán to deliver official notifications, President Claudia Sheinbaum has denied allegations that the retired admiral is evading investigation. Sheinbaum clarified that Ojeda is not under criminal investigation but is participating in legal procedures as a witness. She noted that Ojeda is a retired official receiving a monthly pension of 150,000 pesos.

In a significant shift regarding transparency, the Secretariat of Anticorruption and Good Government has declassified the asset declarations of several Navy officials, including Ojeda Durán. The released records, now available via the DeclaraNet platform, show that Ojeda Durán reported an annual net income of approximately 2.04 million pesos for 2025 and holds two mortgage credits totaling over 6.3 million pesos through Banjército and ISSFAM. Declassified documents for the Farías Laguna brothers also reveal their financial status: Fernando reported annual earnings of 1.5 million pesos and several properties, while Manuel Roberto reported approximately 1.78 million pesos in income alongside significant mortgage debts. These transparency measures follow investigations into organized crime and fuel trafficking. However, new reports indicate that Ojeda Durán may have omitted significant assets from his 2026 financial declaration. While his public filings list only debts and a vehicle, investigations have documented property transactions involving Ojeda Durán and his wife, Sandra Luz Laguna Rivera.

## Claims

- Admiral Ojeda is not hiding from authorities. (disputed by 2 sources)
- The Attorney General's Office (FGR) reported it was unable to locate the former Secretary of the Navy to notify him of a summons to testify. (disputed by 2 sources)
- The Secretariat of Anticorruption and Good Government declassified the asset declarations of 78 Navy officials, including former Secretary Rafael Ojeda Durán. (corroborated by 19 sources)
- The Secretaría Anticorrupción y Buen Gobierno identified signs of a possible exposure of personal data in a system potentially linked to Aeroméxico. (corroborated by 17 sources)
- An unidentified user on Telegram offered a database allegedly belonging to Aeroméxico on September 18, 2026. (corroborated by 17 sources)
- The alleged database contains over 15 million records and weighs approximately 1.10 GB. (corroborated by 17 sources)
- The data includes full names, email addresses, telephone numbers, cell phone numbers, dates of birth, and registration dates. (corroborated by 17 sources)
- A sample of 100,092 records contained names of various individuals, including public servants and public figures. (corroborated by 17 sources)
- The government agency has launched an official investigation to determine responsibility regarding the potentially compromised databases. (corroborated by 17 sources)
- Aeroméxico stated that preliminary analysis has not identified exposure of financial information, payment card data, or account passwords. (corroborated by 10 sources)
- President Claudia Sheinbaum stated that Admiral Rafael Ojeda Durán has no criminal investigation against him. (corroborated by 9 sources)
- Ojeda Durán was summoned to testify as a witness in a trial involving the Farías Laguna brothers. (corroborated by 9 sources)

## Timeline

### 2026-09-16: Rafael Ojeda Durán: Asset declarations declassified by Mexican authorities

Mexico's Secretariat of Anticorruption declassified the asset declarations of former Navy Secretary Rafael Ojeda Durán. President Sheinbaum clarified he faces no criminal investigation, only a witness summons.

26 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/claudia-sheinbaum-denies-admiral-ojeda-is-evading-investigation

### 2026-08-28: Rafael Ojeda Durán summoned as witness in maritime tax fraud case

Mexican authorities failed to locate former Navy Secretary Rafael Ojeda Durán after a judge summoned him to testify in a tax fraud and maritime customs corruption case involving his relatives.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/rafael-ojeda-durn-summoned-as-witness-in-maritime-tax-fraud-case

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