Accountability from abroad for corruption of the Venezuelan State (Part II) : Accountability in Mexico

In Part I of this series, the author discussed two criminal cases pending before U.S. courts: the Housing case and the Food for Venezuela case. Both deal with business transactions involving the proceeds of public corruption tied to the Venezuelan State’s investment in the welfare of its people. This part, in turn, examines how Mexico’s justice system has handled the ramifications of the Food for Venezuela case in its territory. The author finds that there is a marked disparity in how the Mexican and U.S. justice systems approach these types of cases. It is concluded that the response of Mexico ignores the most basic rules of crime prevention and international standards on the fight against money laundering, which is hardly compatible with the inter-American standards on corruption and human rights developed by the IACHR. Part III of this series will evaluate Mexico’s response in terms of the probable business scheme