México Lifts Dollar Limit on Border Transactions

by Murry Page

16 Sep 14 

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In an effort to fight money laundering in 2010 the Mexican government set a limit of $14,000 a month that businesses located on its border could accept in cash in any given month. Last week President Peña Nieto removed that limit, if the companies allow authorities to monitor their financial transactions and meet other requirements.

In order to escape the $14,000 monthly limit the border companies must show they have been operating for at least three years, allow authorities to monitor financial transactions and prove they need to make deposits larger than $14,000 a month to operate.

The president said “we can fight money laundering but without affecting businesses and corporations that work honestly.”

(from USA Today)

Theft in Mazatlán Down 50% from 2013

by Murry Page

21 Jul 14  

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Juan Antonio Murillo Rojo, head of Mazatlán’s Municipal Public Security, said that crime in Mazatlán in all of its forms is down 50 percent from that reported in 2013.

The security chief said, “We are all trying, but we must work more effectively in the prevention and in this we need the support of the public and our officers need to work more closely with people.”

Regarding recent allegations that some police are protecting criminals, Murillo Rojo said the agency it very concerned about those allegations, but has not been notified of any investigation.

(from El Sol de Mazatlán)

Gender equality board created

Friday, 31 January 2014 00:10
thenews.com.mx

 
Felipe de Jesús Álvarez Cibrián, president of the Jalisco Human Rights Commission (CEDHJ), announced on Wednesday that the state government will launch a new gender equality commission, which he said would promote institutional equality between men and women.

Álvarez Cibrián said that work on the new commission, which he said will be based on the model of the National Human Rights Commission (CNDH), will formally begin in February.

He went on to say that the goal of the gender equality commission will be to defend and promote the equality of women, as they are increasingly the victims of violations of their human rights.

The support of the CNDH has been essential, Álvarez Cibrián said, in developing mechanisms and policies to achieve the comprehensive development of Jalisco families. He added that this work requires interim strategies to implement a gender equality perspective across the bord, from handling complaints and criminal charges to training state and municipal public servants.

According to Álvarez Cibrián, it’s important to analyze gender equality from a sociological aspect to determine how to best modify the state’s laws, adding that this is the best way to promote peace, eliminate discrimination and violence and create a society based on the respect for human rights.

“The criminal violence that exists in our society, without doubt, has a an origin, and the most important origin is the family,” he said. “Important questions arise that have a connection to these phenomena that begin with the family.”

THE NEWS

Anti-corruption institute created

Friday, 03 January 2014 00:10 
BY YVONNE REYES CAMPOS
The News


MEXICO CITY – The Anti-Corruption Institute, recently approved by the Senate, aims to punish anyone involved in corruption, whether in the public or private sector, a prominent lawmaker said Thursday.

National Action Party (PAN) Senator Daniel Ávila Ruiz said that the governing body will replace the current Public Service Secretariat (SFP).

Ávila said that the Anti-Corruption Institute has all the necessary controls in place to ensure that it does not become a vehicle for “witch-hunts,” and will only work inside the law.

Ávila Ruiz said that the proposed creation of the institution still needs to be passed by the Chamber of Deputies and then by a majority of state congresses.

He added that it will be an autonomous public body, and will be open to any complaints made by citizens or published in the media. He also said that it will investigate allegations made by the Federal Auditing Agency (ASF), the Attorney General’s Office (PGR) and state and municipality anti-corruption bodies.

Ávila Ruiz went on to say that that the National Banking and Bonds Commission (CNBV), the Tax Administration Service (SAT), the Federal Police (PF), state attorney generals and other governing bodies will aid the Anti-Corruption Institute in their investigations and prosecutions.

The participation of these bodies, he said, will allow corruption crimes such as bribery, stealing or misappropriation of public funds, illegal use of privileged information, illicit gain and crimes against the administration of justice to be tackled head-on.