For the Belizean footballer, see Mario Villanueva (footballer).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Villanueva and the second or maternal family name is Madrid.
Mario Ernesto Villanueva Madrid, sometimes known as "El Chueco",[1] (born 2 July 1948) is a Mexican politician who built an important political career within the ranks of the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI). From 1993 to 1999 he served as the fourth governor of the state of Quintana Roo. Accused of drug trafficking at the end of his gubernatorial period, he did not arrive at the ceremony at which he was to hand the office over to his elected successor, Joaquín Hendricks Díaz, and remained a fugitive from justice for two years. He served a six-year prison sentence, and was extradited to the United States on 8 May 2010.[2]
During his time as governor he promoted the development of the Riviera Maya tourist area, located to the south of Cancún. In 1993 he created the new municipality of Solidaridad in that region, with its municipal seat in Playa del Carmen.
Criminal allegationsedit
Criminal charges accusing Villanueva of involvement in cocaine shipments passing through his state were filed while he was still serving as governor. Federal Assistant Attorney General Mariano Herrán interviewed him at the governor's mansion in Chetumal. Fearing that he would be arrested at the end of his governorship, when his immunity (fuero) expired, he disappeared from public view two weeks before the hand-over date.[3]
He was arrested over two years later, on 24 May 2001, in a chance vehicle inspection near Cancún.[4] He was convicted of money-laundering offences (but cleared of drug-trafficking and organized crime charges) and spent six years in the Altiplano High-Security Prison in Almoloya de Juárez, Estado de México. He was released on 21 June 2007 but was immediately taken back into custody to face proceedings under an extradition request[5] filed by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on charges related to cocaine trafficking.[6] After a lengthy process that included the lodging of amparo constitutional relief remedies, the extradition request was granted by the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs on 7 November 2007.[7] On 4 June 2008, while in custody awaiting extradition to the United States, a federal judge found him guilty of the original drug trafficking charges and extended his original six-year sentence to 36 years and 9 months in prison.[8]
On 8 May 2010, Villanueva was extradited to the United States. He was arraigned in a New York court and pleaded not guilty to drug-trafficking and money-laundering charges.[2]
On 29 June 2013, Villanueva was sentenced in New York, United States, to 11 years in prison after being accused of conspiring to import hundreds of tons of cocaine and launder millions of dollars in bribe payments. In 2012, he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering. He was sentenced to 11 years in prison but, having been imprisoned since his 2001 arrest, he was expected to only serve three more years in prison.[9]
Starting in 2018, Villanueva was held prisoner in Chetumal, but on 24 December 2019, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador spoke about a pardon by the end of the year. Villanueva may be placed under house arrest until the pardon comes through.[10]
On 10 June 2020, Villanueva was released from prison into house arrest.[11]
Referencesedit
^Chueco is a Spanish adjective meaning "crooked"; it was originally a reference to Villanueva's facial features which are affected by some sort of facial paralysis. UNESCO.
^ abMexican ex-gov pleads not guilty to US drug counts Reuters, 10 May 2010.
^Former Mexican Governor Could Face U.S. Drug Trial The Washington Post, 22 June 2007.
^ Ex-Mexico Governor Arrested and Linked to Cocaine Traffic, Tim Weiner, 26 May 2001.
^Ex-Mexico Governor Re-Arrested for Drugs The Washington Post, 21 June 2007.
^Mario Villanueva Madrid Case 5 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Procuraduría General de la República, 18 August 2007.
^Concede SRE extradición de Villanueva El Universal, 7 November 2007.
^Sentencian a Mario Villanueva a 36 años de prisión El Universal, 4 June 2008.
^Mexican ex-governor is sentenced in NY to 11 years 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine WBNS, 28 June 2013.
^Joana Maldonado (24 December 2019). "Mario Villanueva Insiste en el indulto; iría a prisión domiciliaria el año entrante" [Mario Villanueva Insists on pardon; I will go to house arrest next year]. La Jornada Maya (in Spanish).
^Redacción Novedades Quintana Roo (10 June 2020). "Mario Villanueva se va a casa, fue aprobado por Congreso de Q. Roo" [Mario Villanueva goes home. It was approved by Quintana Roo's state congress.]. SIPSE (in Spanish).
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For the Belizean footballer see Mario Villanueva footballer In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Villanueva and the second or maternal family name is Madrid Mario Ernesto Villanueva Madrid sometimes known as El Chueco 1 born 2 July 1948 is a Mexican politician who built an important political career within the ranks of the Partido Revolucionario Institucional PRI From 1993 to 1999 he served as the fourth governor of the state of Quintana Roo Accused of drug trafficking at the end of his gubernatorial period he did not arrive at the ceremony at which he was to hand the office over to his elected successor Joaquin Hendricks Diaz and remained a fugitive from justice for two years He served a six year prison sentence and was extradited to the United States on 8 May 2010 2 Mario Villanueva4th Governor of Quintana RooIn office 5 April 1993 4 April 1999Preceded byMiguel Borge MartinSucceeded byJoaquin Hendricks DiazPersonal detailsBorn 1948 07 02 2 July 1948 age 75 Chetumal Quintana RooNationalityMexicanPolitical partyInstitutional Revolutionary PartySpouseIsabel TenorioProfessionAgronomistPolitician Contents 1 Professional and political career 2 Governor of Quintana Roo 3 Criminal allegations 4 ReferencesProfessional and political career editBorn in Chetumal Quintana Roo Villanueva studied agronomy at the Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua He was elected presidente municipal mayor of Benito Juarez Quintana Roo in 1990 the municipality that includes Cancun but resigned that position the following year to contest a seat representing Quintana Roo in the federal Senate which he won He resigned as senator to run for governor of the state to which he was elected in 1993 Governor of Quintana Roo editDuring his time as governor he promoted the development of the Riviera Maya tourist area located to the south of Cancun In 1993 he created the new municipality of Solidaridad in that region with its municipal seat in Playa del Carmen Criminal allegations editCriminal charges accusing Villanueva of involvement in cocaine shipments passing through his state were filed while he was still serving as governor Federal Assistant Attorney General Mariano Herran interviewed him at the governor s mansion in Chetumal Fearing that he would be arrested at the end of his governorship when his immunity fuero expired he disappeared from public view two weeks before the hand over date 3 He was arrested over two years later on 24 May 2001 in a chance vehicle inspection near Cancun 4 He was convicted of money laundering offences but cleared of drug trafficking and organized crime charges and spent six years in the Altiplano High Security Prison in Almoloya de Juarez Estado de Mexico He was released on 21 June 2007 but was immediately taken back into custody to face proceedings under an extradition request 5 filed by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on charges related to cocaine trafficking 6 After a lengthy process that included the lodging of amparo constitutional relief remedies the extradition request was granted by the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs on 7 November 2007 7 On 4 June 2008 while in custody awaiting extradition to the United States a federal judge found him guilty of the original drug trafficking charges and extended his original six year sentence to 36 years and 9 months in prison 8 On 8 May 2010 Villanueva was extradited to the United States He was arraigned in a New York court and pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking and money laundering charges 2 On 29 June 2013 Villanueva was sentenced in New York United States to 11 years in prison after being accused of conspiring to import hundreds of tons of cocaine and launder millions of dollars in bribe payments In 2012 he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering He was sentenced to 11 years in prison but having been imprisoned since his 2001 arrest he was expected to only serve three more years in prison 9 Starting in 2018 Villanueva was held prisoner in Chetumal but on 24 December 2019 President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador spoke about a pardon by the end of the year Villanueva may be placed under house arrest until the pardon comes through 10 On 10 June 2020 Villanueva was released from prison into house arrest 11 References edit Chueco is a Spanish adjective meaning crooked it was originally a reference to Villanueva s facial features which are affected by some sort of facial paralysis UNESCO a b Mexican ex gov pleads not guilty to US drug counts Reuters 10 May 2010 Former Mexican Governor Could Face U S Drug Trial The Washington Post 22 June 2007 Ex Mexico Governor Arrested and Linked to Cocaine Traffic Tim Weiner 26 May 2001 Ex Mexico Governor Re Arrested for Drugs The Washington Post 21 June 2007 Mario Villanueva Madrid Case Archived 5 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine Procuraduria General de la Republica 18 August 2007 Concede SRE extradicion de Villanueva El Universal 7 November 2007 Sentencian a Mario Villanueva a 36 anos de prision El Universal 4 June 2008 Mexican ex governor is sentenced in NY to 11 years Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine WBNS 28 June 2013 Joana Maldonado 24 December 2019 Mario Villanueva Insiste en el indulto iria a prision domiciliaria el ano entrante Mario Villanueva Insists on pardon I will go to house arrest next year La Jornada Maya in Spanish Redaccion Novedades Quintana Roo 10 June 2020 Mario Villanueva se va a casa fue aprobado por Congreso de Q Roo Mario Villanueva goes home It was approved by Quintana Roo s state congress SIPSE in Spanish Preceded byMiguel Borge Martin Governor of Quintana Roo5 April 1993 to 5 April 1999 Succeeded byJoaquin Hendricks DiazPreceded byMaria Cristina Sangri Aguilar Senator for Quintana Roo1991 to 1993 Succeeded byJose Epifanio Godoy HernandezPreceded byJose Gonzalez Zapata Municipal President ofBenito Juarez Quintana Roo1990 to 1991 Succeeded byJorge Arturo Contreras Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w 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