Former Mexican Governor Sought in Corruption Case

Authorities are trying to detain the embattled former governor of Veracruz state, who is under investigation for alleged corruption and whose whereabouts are unknown, a senior Mexican official said Wednesday. Interior Secretary Miguel Angel Osorio Chong told Radio Formula that officials weren't sure where Javier Duarte was, but thought he was in the country because immigration authorities had no record of him departing. Still, he said federal prosecutors were preparing a request...

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