Press Releases & Statements
Press Releases February 2013
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Treasury Targets Money Laundering Operation Linked to Los Zetas
Washington, D.C., February 5, 2013 –The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced the designation of Filemon Garcia Ayala, and two of his companies located in Mexico pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act) for their links to Los Zetas, the violent Mexican drug cartel. In addition to the entities located in Mexico, Treasury is also identifying three U.S. companies affiliated with Filemon Garcia Ayala as blocked property pursuant to the Kingpin Act.
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Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on the Proposed Draft Suspension Agreement Governing Trade of Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico
Washington, Feb. 2, 2013--Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today issued the following statement on the proposed agreement by the U.S. Commerce Department and the Mexican tomato industry suspending the antidumping duty investigation of fresh tomatoes from Mexico.
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Statement by the White House on the explosion in Mexico City
Washington, D.C., February 1, 2013 - We offer our condolences to the Mexican people, particularly those who lost family and loved ones in yesterday’s explosion in Mexico City.
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Senator Adriana Dávila Fernández Presents Anti-Trafficking Initiative
MEXICO CITY, February 1, 2013 – U.S. Ambassador Anthony Wayne met Senator Adriana Dávila Fernández, president of the Senate Trafficking in Persons Committee to discuss efforts to prevent trafficking in persons, to prosecute traffickers, and to offer protection to victims.
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High-Ranking Member of Mexican “Los Zetas” Cartel Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy Charges
Washington, D.C., January 31, 2013 - Jesus Enrique Rejon Aguilar, aka “Mamito” and “Caballero,” a high ranking member of the “Los Zetas” drug cartel, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to import multi-ton quantities of cocaine and marijuana into the United States.