The explosive charges filed against ex-Sinaloa Governor Rubén Rocha Moya have spotlighted the symbiotic relationship between Mexican officials and the organized crime groups they are tasked with confronting.
On May 23, prosecutors in Mexico called on Rocha Moya to testify in response to his indictment in the United States, where last month prosecutors charged the former governor and nine other cur...
The indictment of Rubén Rocha Moya is the latest in a long line of cases exposing the symbiotic relationship between Mexican officials and organized crime. The strongest version of this narrative—supported by decades of prosecutions—is that corruption is not an aberration but a structural feature of Mexico’s political system, enabling cartels to operate with impunity. The U.S. justice system has often stepped in where Mexico’s has faltered, securing convictions against high-ranking officials lik...