# US Revokes Visas for Quintana Roo Mayor Amid Corruption Probe

US authorities revoked visas for Quintana Roo mayor Ana Paty Peralta and her family amid federal corruption investigations.

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The Mexican Attorney General's Office (FGR) is investigating Ana Patricia 'Ana Paty' Peralta de la Peña, the mayor of Benito Juárez, Quintana Roo, for alleged diversion of public resources and suspected operations linked to the smuggling of hydrocarbons (huachicol fiscal). [^1]

US authorities determined to revoke the visas of Ana Patricia Peralta, her husband Lucio Galileo Lastra Abreu, and her father-in-law Lucio Galileo Lastra Escudero, according to sources with knowledge of the case. [^2]

Federal authorities are seeking to establish the origin and destination of the resources under investigation, who would have ordered their use, how they were allegedly channeled, and which officials may have participated in the operation. [^3]

One of the investigations seeks to determine if public resources, personnel, or municipal structures were used to politically favor Rafael Marín Mollinedo, former director of the Mexican National Customs Agency (ANAM) and a candidate for the governorship of Quintana Roo. [^4]

Ana Paty Peralta claimed on social media that information circulating about her and her family is false and that her documentation is in order. [^5]

Ana Paty Peralta, the mayor of Cancún, denied allegations regarding her visa cancellation and stated she has no knowledge of investigations by the Mexican Attorney General's Office (FGR). [^6]

## What this stands on

1. The Mexican Attorney General's Office (FGR) is investigating Ana Patricia 'Ana Paty' Peralta de la Peña, the mayor of Benito Juárez, Quintana Roo, for alleged diversion of public resources and suspected operations linked to the smuggling of hydrocarbons (huachicol fiscal). (El Financiero, News)
2. US authorities determined to revoke the visas of Ana Patricia Peralta, her husband Lucio Galileo Lastra Abreu, and her father-in-law Lucio Galileo Lastra Escudero, according to sources with knowledge of the case. (El Financiero, News)
3. Federal authorities are seeking to establish the origin and destination of the resources under investigation, who would have ordered their use, how they were allegedly channeled, and which officials may have participated in the operation. (El Financiero, News)
4. One of the investigations seeks to determine if public resources, personnel, or municipal structures were used to politically favor Rafael Marín Mollinedo, former director of the Mexican National Customs Agency (ANAM) and a candidate for the governorship of Quintana Roo. (El Financiero, News)
5. Ana Paty Peralta claimed on social media that information circulating about her and her family is false and that her documentation is in order. (Diario de Yucatán, News)
6. Ana Paty Peralta, the mayor of Cancún, denied allegations regarding her visa cancellation and stated she has no knowledge of investigations by the Mexican Attorney General's Office (FGR). (Diario de Yucatán, News)

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