State Anticorruption Prosecutor Confirms No Active Local Cases Against Ex-Governor Roberto Borge

Chetumal, Quintana Roo — The state’s anticorruption prosecutor, Edgar Ramírez Morales, confirmed that no active local legal cases remain against former governor Roberto Borge Angulo.

Ramírez Morales explained that this situation stems from several factors identified during the handover process when he assumed the role in September 2024, replacing Rosaura Villanueva.

The prosecutor detailed that key reasons include the expiration of various case files due to omissions by previous officials in the prosecutor’s office.

Additionally, multiple legal injunctions filed since 2022 have stalled progress on several cases, while other files fall under federal jurisdiction, specifically the Federal Prosecutor’s Office.

Ramírez Morales avoided providing specific details about the cases but emphasized that state authorities currently lack the legal authority to pursue direct criminal actions against the former governor. He noted that officials must wait for ongoing legal processes, particularly those related to the injunctions, to conclude before determining the final outcome of the case files.

“We are waiting for various injunction-related lawsuits to be resolved so we can clearly inform what the final course of these matters will be,” he told legislators.

The prosecutor’s statements come amid public interest in tracking alleged corruption cases from past administrations, particularly those related to Borge Angulo’s government, which has faced multiple legal proceedings in recent years.