A state judge indicted seven former state officials for their ties with a solar plant project that never came to fruition
Seven former state officials of the Governor Jaime Bonilla administration were indicted by a judge for criminal use of government abilities.
Prosecutors with the state Attorney General’s office filed complaints against former state Secretary of Government Amador Rodríguez, as well as former Secretary of Infrastructure Karen Postlethwaite, three former Executive Officers, a former Secretary of the Treasury and a former Secretary of Water Management.
The suspects were allegedly involved in the signing of an agreement with private company Next Energy to build the largest solar farm in Latin America in order to produce enough energy for the Tijuana aqueduct.
Although the project never came to fruition due to lack of city and federal permits, Banca Afirme Bank charged the state over $6 million. The cash was paid through federal funds included in the agreement.
Former Sec. Rodríguez denied having signed the agreement.
Former Gov. Bonilla was excluded from the complaint due to the legal shield that protects him as senator.
The cases of four former state officials and an executive with Next Energy were delayed due to processing issues.
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