Roberto Sandoval Castañeda

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sandoval and the second or maternal family name is Castañeda.
Roberto Sandoval Castañeda
Governor of Nayarit
In office
19 September 2011 – 18 September 2017
Preceded byNey González Sánchez
Succeeded byAntonio Echevarría García
Personal details
Born (1969-11-15) 15 November 1969 (age 55)
Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
SpouseLilia López Torres
ProfessionPRI

Roberto Sandoval Castañeda (born 15 November 1969) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party. From 2011 to 2017 he served as Governor of Nayarit.[1] He also served as Municipal President of Tepic between 2008 and 2011.[2]

Known as "El Roberto", Governor Sandoval became one of the richest men in Nayarit, allegedly by embezzling state funds, extorting businesses, overseeing kidnapping for ransom, and closely collaborating with drug dealers.[3]

The United States Department of the Treasury declared Roberto Sandoval Castañeda and judge Isidro Avelar Gutiérrez "significant drug dealers" on May 17, 2019. Six other individuals and six corporations were similarly sanctioned.[4] Sandoval Castañeda, his wife, his and children were banned from entering the United States on February 28, 2020.[5]

A Mexican judge ordered the arrest of Sandoval Castañeda and his daughter Lidy on charges of money laundering on March 1, 2021.[6]

On June 6, 2021, Sandoval was arrested in Nuevo León by FGR agents, SEDENA, National Guard, and National Center of Intelligence of Nuevo León. His daughter was accompanying him.

References

  1. ^ "Roberto Sandoval toma protesta como gobernador de Nayarit". Milenio. 19 September 2011. Archived from the original on 23 September 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  2. ^ Vargas, Ramón (13 August 2008). "Roberto Sandoval ya tiene su gabinete". Periodico Express. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  3. ^ MVRP (2020-11-24). "Nayarit and the Making of a Narco State". Mexico Violence. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  4. ^ EU pone en lista negra a exgobernador y a magistrado; señala ligas con el CJNG [US blacklists former governor and magistrate; points to leagues with the CJNG] (in Spanish), Proceso, May 17, 2019, retrieved May 20, 2019
  5. ^ A former governor of Nayarit is prohibited from entering the United States (in Spanish) CNN en Español, 28 Feb 2020
  6. ^ "Ordenan detener a Roberto Sandoval, exgobernador de Nayarit, y a su hija". El Informador :: Noticias de Jalisco, México, Deportes & Entretenimiento (in European Spanish). March 1, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
Preceded by Governor of Nayarit
2011 — 2017 		Succeeded by


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