Latinus Audio: Businessman Says He Gave Money to Marina del Pilar’s Campaign

Mexico City — New recordings released by journalist Carlos Loret de Mola on the outlet Latinus have again thrust Baja California Governor Marina del Pilar Ávila into the spotlight, after businessman Amílcar Olán — described as close to Andy and Bobby López Beltrán — said in a conversation that he handed over money to finance her campaign for governor.

According to the Latinus investigation, Olán refers to Marina del Pilar in one of the audios and states that he also gave her money for her campaign. The conversation took place while Olán was discussing the then-candidate who later became governor of Baja California, according to the material released. Latinus presents his remarks as the businessman’s own account of a financial contribution to the 2021 electoral campaign.

The recordings, however, are statements attributed to Olán and do not by themselves prove that the campaign received money of illicit origin, nor that Marina del Pilar knew about the alleged source of those funds.

A Name That Keeps Resurfacing

Olán’s name had already appeared in several journalistic investigations into alleged business networks and contracts tied to the federal government during the six-year term of former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

Latinus has previously identified him as an alleged member or financial operator of a network known as “El Clan,” linked to people close to the former president’s sons.

“Amílcar Olán confesses that he gave money to the Morena candidate Marina del Pilar Ávila for her campaign for governor of Baja California. Today we present the recording,” Loret de Mola wrote on X.

The new audios add to other recent disclosures that have placed Marina del Pilar at the center of a growing political and media controversy. Their release also follows other recordings related to the governor and alleged contacts with U.S. authorities, particularly the FBI — an issue that likewise drew public questions.

Key points from the latest release:

• Latinus published audio in which businessman Amílcar Olán says he gave money to Marina del Pilar’s gubernatorial campaign.
• The remarks refer to the 2021 election, when she was a candidate for Baja California governor.
• The recordings are attributed statements and do not on their own establish the origin of any funds or the governor’s knowledge of them.
• Olán has been named in earlier investigations into contracts and business networks linked to the previous federal administration.

The content of the recordings opens another front for the Baja California governor, because Olán’s claim points directly at the financing of her electoral campaign.