Who is Julieta Ramírez, the Morena senator investigated by the United States?

An investigative report by N+ has brought fresh pressure to bear on Julieta Ramírez, a Morena senator on leave whose political ambitions in Baja California have been thrown into uncertainty.

The report says the U.S. Department of Justice has an open case involving Ramírez over alleged criminal association. It also says U.S. authorities are negotiating with her over a legal instrument known in the Anglo-American system as a proffer agreement.

The arrangement is described as a written contract between federal prosecutors and a person under investigation. Under it, the person provides reliable information in exchange for an agreement that the statements will not be used directly against them in the prosecution’s main case. Prosecutorial guidelines cited in the report require participants to provide truthful information and avoid perjury or obstruction of justice.

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Ramírez rejected the allegations through her official account on X. She called them a “farce” and an episode of “political dirty warfare” promoted by political rivals during Morena’s internal contest. She categorically denied any cooperation with or signature of an agreement with U.S. authorities and said her public activities would continue.

Ramírez, a lawyer from Mexicali, Baja California, studied law at the Autonomous University of Baja California and holds a master’s degree in public administration. She began in municipal government as an adviser and private secretary to Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda while Ávila was mayor of Mexicali. Ramírez later served as a federal deputy for Morena and won a seat in the Senate in the 2024 elections.

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