Roberto Borge’s Return to Prison Hinges on Oct. 27 Hearing

On October 27, a hearing will determine whether former governor Roberto Borge loses his acquittal for organized crime and returns to prison.

Federal judges will decide on October 27 whether to uphold the legal pardon granted to former governor Roberto Borge Angulo or revoke his acquittal on organized crime charges, a move that could return him to prison.

The Xochitepec, Morelos Court of Appeals set the arguments hearing for that date in response to the appeal filed by the Attorney General's Office (FGR) against the acquittal handed down last May by a federal judge.

The Collegiate Court's agreement under file 132/2026 states: “A hearing for arguments is scheduled, requested by the private defense (…) the same is summoned to the hearing for clarifying arguments, which will take place at twelve o'clock on the twenty-seventh of October of two thousand twenty-six, and which will be held through the alternative communication method called videoconference.”

After the proceedings, the judges will have no more than three days to issue a final ruling that confirms or revokes the decision.

Legal Proceedings Against Roberto Borge

• Main accusation: Organized crime related to the alleged illegal sale of 22 properties belonging to the State Government to private individuals at preferential prices during his administration.
• Current situation: After obtaining acquittal in May of this year, he left the Ayala prison in Morelos, where he had been since 2018, to continue his process under house arrest.
• Pending process: He has an open case for the crime of money laundering, which is being analyzed in a Federal Criminal Justice Center in Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico.