In a state wide corruption sweep the government in the state of Veracruz, Mexico has arrested 33 former mayors and over 100 former municipal workers on charges of corruption and embezzling close to $6 million during the period between 2004 – 2008.
The first official to be implicated in this coastal state corruption sweep is, Leonardo Mendoza the former mayor of Benito Juarez. Specifically they are accused of stealing public works fund for personal use.
