César Duarte Jáquez


César Horacio Duarte Jáquez is a Mexican politician, a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, who has twice been a federal deputy. He was President of the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico from 2008 to 2009, while representing Chihuahua's ninth district, and he served as Governor of Chihuahua for the period 2010 to 2016.
César Duarte is currently under investigation for corruption and an arrest warrant against him and other close members of his government was issued on March 27, 2017. According to the Financial Times in 2018, he was "believed to be in Texas." He was arrested in Miami in July 2020.

Personal life and education

César Duarte Jáquez was born in Hidalgo de Parral, Chihuahua in April 1963. He studied at the Universidad del Valle de México and became a lawyer.

Career

Duarte Jáquez joined the Institutional Revolutionary Party in 1977 and became a municipal and state advisor to PRI. He became general secretary and president of the Hidalgo del Parral Municipality.
He became head of the Confederación Nacional Campesina of Chihuahua and secretary of the organization's executuve board.
Duarte Jáquez went on to become an at-large deputy in the Chihuauhua State Legislature, deputy from the 9th District, and president of the Chamber of Deputies. He was Governor of Chihuauhua from October 4, 2010 to October 3, 2016, after which he was accused of peculation of MXN $275 million. He was expelled from PRI in January 2019.

Accusations

Duarte Jáquez is accused of owning 50 different properties possibly acquired with public monies, with a value of US $200 million, in the United States. This is in addition to the 21 pieces of property—ranches, cattle, and machinery worth between MXN $1 billion and $1.2 billion—already ceased in Mexico. The total fraud may amount to MXN $6 billion.