“It was delivered a few minutes ago by authorities of the Department of Homeland Security of the United States,” the FGR added on its social networks, promising to offer more information later.
Olvera Amezcua faces at least five arrest warrants in Mexico for crimes such as organized crime and operations with resources of illicit origin.
The financier had been detained in the United States since his arrest in Texas in May 2019, when he faced a red file (search and arrest warrant) issued by the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) at the request of the Mexican Prosecutor’s Office.
The National Banking and Securities Commission (CNBV) intervened in November 2014 to Ficrea, a popular savings financial company, when irregularities were detected in its financial reports.
According to the authorities, of the total funds contributed by thousands of savers, 2.7 billion pesos (about 130.8 million dollars at the current exchange rate) were used in transfers abroad, purchase of property and real estate not related to the company’s activitiesas well as personal expenses of partners.
