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The Mexican Attorney General's Office is carrying out legal proceedings with the United States to achieve the repatriation of former television presenter Inés Gómez Mont, who is accused of alleged tax fraud and organized crime and remains detained at an immigration center in Florida, Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection Omar García Harfuch confirmed this Tuesday.
The former host has three arrest warrants against her: one for her alleged involvement in organized crime and operations with resources of illicit origin, and two more for tax fraud.
During the morning press conference at the National Palace, the federal official confirmed that the Attorney General's Office (FGR) is making progress in the proceedings for the accused to answer before Mexican courts after having remained a fugitive from justice since 2021.
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“The FGR has the case; we know that she is detained there and that the FGR is carrying out the procedures to bring her to Mexico,” García Harfuch declared regarding the situation of Gómez Mont, who was apprehended by U.S. immigration authorities on October 30.
The head of the FGR, Ernestina Godoy, recently pointed out in a public message that she requested her provisional arrest for extradition purposes from the United States in September 2025, when she specified that the former television host had fled Mexico.
In addition, she detailed that, in recent weeks, she collaborated with U.S. authorities through the exchange of information and the delivery of judicial orders pending against her.
“Her detention is currently due to her immigration status,” stated the FGR, clarifying that the decision on whether she is deported to Mexico rests with the United States.
“If her deportation is determined, the Attorney General's Office will immediately execute the arrest warrants upon her arrival in Mexico,” it assured.
According to ministerial investigations, Gómez Mont allegedly received funds in her bank accounts derived from an alleged network of shell companies used to launder and divert 2.45 billion pesos (about 130.3 million dollars) from the Administrative Body for Prevention and Social Readaptation, in addition to evading more than 13 million pesos (about 691,500 dollars) in taxes.
The former host remains in custody at the Broward Transitional Center (Florida), where her legal defense filed a “habeas corpus” petition to request her release, while U.S. authorities determine whether her deportation or extradition proceeds under the presumption of innocence.
[Publicidad]