Mexico’s Federal Auditor Flags Nearly 89 Million Pesos Missing in Playa del Carmen

Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo — Mexico’s federal auditor is still waiting for an explanation of 88.8 million pesos (about $4.4 million) that the former municipal administration of ex-Mayor Lili Campos Miranda has not been able to account for from the 2023 fiscal year.

According to data from the Superior Audit Office of the Federation (ASF), the first observation involves 64,090,252 pesos related to public works and services funded with federal money. The second observation, for 24,662,734 pesos, stems from a failure to provide clear information on materials used in projects that year.

Among the specific irregularities, the ASF noted that the city could not properly document spending on airline tickets for the Inter Playa del Carmen soccer team’s trips to Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, and other destinations in 2023.

Documents obtained by Sol Quintana Roo show that as of the close of the local administration, the Internal Control Office had not been able to justify the missing funds, which the ASF has demanded be repaid.

Both Campos Miranda, a former National Action Party (PAN) mayor, and Kira Iris San, the former city treasurer, face scrutiny over the shortfall from their tenure.

Last week, this news outlet reported that Iris San had challenged the dismissal of two amparo (injunction) petitions she filed against administrative proceedings initiated by the current Playa del Carmen government over alleged embezzlement during the previous three-year term.

Court records show that the Second District Court received two complaints against the dismissal orders issued by the federal judge, which will be sent to magistrates in one of the three Collegiate Circuit Courts in the state.