Background and Context
A candidate for magistrate in the Plenum of the Supreme Court of Justice of Tamaulipas, placed on the ballot by the legislative power, has become the target of a media lynching campaign. This candidate, identified as TGCL according to court resolutions, sought and obtained protective measures from electoral authorities against defamatory resources lacking truth and ethical standards.
Candidate’s Profile
With three decades of public service experience, the candidate has largely avoided public scrutiny. Her registration details, crafted by Juana Francisca Cuadros Ortega, Executive Director of Prerrogatives, Parties and Political Groups at the IETAM, safeguard her personal information as well as contextual details like her current position: legal advisor to the Tamaulipas executive since the beginning of Américo Villarreal’s administration.
TGCL is the first woman in Tamaulipas to hold the position of legal advisor to the state executive and the first female president of the State Electoral Institute in 2018. Now aiming to break the glass ceiling within Tamaulipas’ judicial system, she firmly rejects public questioning that “lacks truth and any legal proof or foundation, as it misrepresents facts, employs unverified assumptions, and distorts personal and geographical relationships to construct a fictional political narrative.”
Media Allegations and Lack of Evidence
Former customs officials, targeted by various media outlets for six years, have also demanded anonymity to protect their personal information. These publications, insisting through different channels, have ignored a crucial fact: no ongoing legal proceedings or penal records support the accusations against them.
In late 2021, JCML, a former public servant in Mexican customs during the López Obrador administration and one of those targeted in the materials, stated: “I am completely devoid of any connection to the defamatory facts presented in the linked content. My record contains no ongoing legal proceedings or penal background supporting those accusations; they are undoubtedly baseless and proof-lacking assertions.”
Origins of the Allegations
These allegations emerged during Horacio Duarte’s tenure as head of the ANAM, when a group of morenist leaders from the State of Mexico, including JCML and CARM, joined the institution. These individuals were reportedly involved in strategic roles at border customs from Tijuana to Nuevo Laredo, with the Cardona brothers also implicated.
Following these revelations, some customs employees provided information of journalistic interest and explicitly requested their identities remain confidential.
“GuacamayaLeaks will open Pandora’s Box in Customs,” they claimed, “exposing the multi-million dollar corruption network formed by civilian commanders, identified both by the Army and Navy.”
Key Questions and Answers
- Who is the candidate facing a media lynching campaign? The candidate, identified as TGCL according to court resolutions, is aiming for a position as a magistrate in the Plenum of the Supreme Court of Justice of Tamaulipas.
- What are the allegations against the candidate? The candidate is facing defamatory accusations lacking truth and ethical standards, constructed through misrepresented facts, unverified assumptions, and distorted personal and geographical relationships.
- Why are former customs officials also demanding anonymity? Former customs officials, targeted by media outlets for six years, seek anonymity to protect their personal information. There are no ongoing legal proceedings or penal records supporting the accusations against them.
- What is the origin of these allegations? These allegations emerged during Horacio Duarte’s tenure as head of the ANAM, involving morenist leaders from the State of Mexico in strategic roles at border customs.
