Quintana Roo Officials in Last-Minute Corruption Scandal

Cancún, Quintana Roo — In a brazen act of corruption, officials within the Conciliation and Arbitration Boards in Quintana Roo are dusting off forgotten labor lawsuits from desk drawers to fabricate multi-million peso judgments and line their pockets before the Boards are dissolved, ceding their jurisdiction to the new Labor Courts.

This scheme, allegedly conducted in collusion with authorities and banks, threatens to sink small businesses and large companies through unjustified asset seizures. It has been revealed that with the alleged approval of high-ranking officials from the Secretary of Labor, the state's conciliation boards are reactivating abandoned case files or creating fictitious cases involving non-existent workers and inflated salaries.

These lawsuits, which were never addressed in their time, are now being processed with suspicious speed to execute multi-million peso seizures, benefiting those involved with substantial illicit gains. Banks, acting as accomplices in the scheme, facilitate the immediate execution of these judgments, profiting from commissions and financial movements.

"The Boards know their time is running out and they want to leave with their hands full, leaving business owners in ruin," affected parties denounce. These business owners also face extortion for "right of way" payments and costly municipal permits.

This last-minute maneuver not only devastates the economy of SMEs and key companies in the tourism sector but also undermines trust in the labor justice system, just as the Labor Courts assume control. Citizens and the business sector are demanding an urgent audit to halt this institutional plunder.

The legal insecurity generated by these practices threatens to deter investment and worsen the economic crisis in a state that is dependent on tourism.