Gastón Azcárraga Andrade is a Mexican businessman and current fugitive of the Mexican justice system, who has controlled Grupo Posadas and Mexicana Airlines, and is wanted for financial crimes linked to the latter company prior to its bankruptcy.[1][2][3]
The order for his arrest was overturned,[4] but in late 2018 was reaffirmed,[5] and Azcárraga remains at large, living in luxury in the United States, having requested asylum there.[6]
Embezzlement edit
Azcárraga has been accused of financial fraud related to his administration and ownership of Mexicana Airlines.[7] On February 19, 2014, Mexico issued an arrest warrant for money laundering. In 2006, Mexicana created a trust, “Fideicomiso 589”, to benefit employees, but instead, the fund was used to purchase Mexicana Airlines shares from Grupo Posadas.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "PGR: Operaciones fraudulentas de Mexicana de Aviación beneficiaron a Grupo Posadas | SDP Noticias". Archived from the original on 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
- ^ "¿Quién es Gastón Azcárraga?". Archived from the original on 2018-06-09.
- ^ "Stocks". Bloomberg News.
- ^ "Gastón Azcárraga, libre gracias a la PGR". www.proceso.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-26.
- ^ "Gastón Azcárraga, ex dueño de Mexicana, sí podrá ser capturado". Vanguardia MX (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-26.
- ^ EFE (2014-05-15). "Former owner of Mexicana de Aviacion asked for U.S. asylum, AG's office says". San Diego Union-Tribune en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-26.
- ^ "Mexicana: 'Agarraron a Lozoya, ¿por qué no traen a Gastón Azcárraga?', cuestiona líder de pilotos". El Financiero (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-26.