Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo — Mexico’s Tax Administration Service (SAT) has seized four properties belonging to former Quintana Roo Governor Roberto Borge Angulo, who is currently imprisoned in the state of Morelos on corruption charges.
Three of the properties are located in Cozumel and were seized on April 24, while a fourth property in an upscale area of Playa del Carmen has been under fiscal immobilization since January 14, according to property records.
The SAT claims Borge owes 3,897,506 pesos (about $195,000) in unpaid federal taxes.
Some of the properties had already been under immobilization orders since 2018 by judges in Quintana Roo, following accusations of embezzlement and irregular performance of public duties.
Last year, the Quintana Roo state tax agency ordered the release of two properties that had been immobilized since 2018, including a condominium in the Arena complex near Shangri-La beach, one of the most exclusive areas of Playa del Carmen. However, the SAT re-imposed immobilization on that property in January.
Borge, a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), served as governor from 2011 to 2016. He is currently imprisoned in Morelos on charges related to public corruption.
In October 2025, Proceso reported that a federal appeals court in Morelos reclassified Borge from an accomplice to a criminal leader in a money laundering case involving the sale of 22 properties that caused more than 900 million pesos in damages to the public patrimony.
Borge is also embroiled in the controversy over the transfer of the water supply to private hands through the company Aguakán, a deal that also involved former PRI gubernatorial candidate Mauricio Góngora, who was also imprisoned and now boasts ties to the ruling Morena party.
