Mexico President Faces New Questions About Personal Assets
Mexico President Faces New Questions About Personal Assets
MEXICO CITY — Jan 21, 2015, 2:14 PM ET
By ALBERTO ARCE Associated Press
President Enrique Pena Nieto faced new questions about his personal assets Wednesday after a report that he purchased a home from a businessman whose company won public works contracts worth millions of dollars.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Pena Nieto bought the country-club house in Ixtapan de la Sal, about 70 miles (120 kilometers) south of the capital, from Roberto San Roman shortly after becoming governor of the state of Mexico in 2005.
It reported that San Roman's construction company won more than $100 million in state government contracts between 2005 and 2011, and at least 11 federal contracts of unspecified value after Pena Nieto became president in 2012. The company had not previously carried out any federal works projects.
Pena Nieto's office said in a statement that the purchase of the $372,000 house was legal and it appears in his declared assets.
The presidency said Pena Nieto does not participate in the assigning of public works contracts. It added that any qualified company may bid on government projects, and 6,534 contracts have been awarded to more than 4,000 firms since 2012.
It is the third time in recent months that Pena Nieto, family members or associates have come under scrutiny for real estate linked to companies doing business with the government.
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