Blood ties: a widening murder scandal claims a onetime Mexican political hero

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Mario Ruiz Massieu, brother of slain Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) official Jose Francisco Ruiz Massieu, was arrested in New Jersey in Mar 1995. Massieu, who some say has ties to Mexican drug cartels, is accused of covering up former Mexican Pres Salinas's brother's role in the murder.

Crime, Institutional Revolutionary Party (Mexico), Drug traffic, Ruiz Massieu, Mario

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A family's value: huge bank deposits further blacken the Salinas name

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The corruption scandal involving members of former Mexican Pres Carlos Salinas's family is widening in late 1995. Paulina Castanon, wife of Salinas's brother Raul, was arrested on Nov 24 after trying to withdraw more than $100 million from a secret Swiss bank account linked to her husband.

Political corruption, Castanon, Paulina

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Scandal in high places: the arrest of the former president's brother rocks Mexico's once-untouchable political establishment

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Carlos Salinas de Gortari, former president of Mexico, lost stature in Mexico and the world community following his brother Raul's arrest in connection with the murder of Jose Francisco Ruiz Massieu. Salinas has also been blamed for the devaluation of the peso.

Political aspects, Public opinion

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