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Former Chichimilá mayor jailed again over alleged fraud against businessman

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Former Chichimilá mayor Samuel Uc Poot returned to the Ebtún Social Reintegration Center under an arrest warrant connected to an alleged fraud case.
  • Prosecutors are investigating claims that he borrowed money from a businessman and offered properties as collateral that allegedly did not exist.
  • The case adds to Uc Poot’s legal troubles, including a previous conviction for improperly issuing a liquor-sale permit and a resulting ban on holding public office.

Former Chichimilá mayor Samuel Uc Poot has returned to prison in Yucatán under an arrest warrant tied to an alleged fraud case involving a local businessman who has since died.

Uc Poot was taken back to the Ebtún Social Reintegration Center as investigators examine claims that he received money as a loan and offered properties as collateral that allegedly did not exist. The businessman’s relatives continued pursuing the complaint until authorities obtained the judicial warrant.

The new case adds to other proceedings against Uc Poot. In an earlier case, he was convicted of improperly exercising public functions after granting a license to sell alcoholic beverages without the required authorization. That case led to several months in prison and disqualification from holding public office.

The alleged fraud dates to Uc Poot’s 2018-2021 term as municipal head. His return to custody leaves the latest case before the courts while the investigation proceeds.

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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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