| | |  News Around the Republic of Mexico | February 2009 
Mexico Cabinet Official Reports Extortion Attempt
 Associated Press
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| | Transportation Secretary Luis Tellez | |
Mexico City - A Mexican Cabinet official caught on tape accusing a former president of pilfering government funds says he has received a letter threatening to reveal other recordings unless he resigns.
The office of Transportation Secretary Luis Tellez says the message urged him to "resign before your life is converted into a scandal."
A statement from the office says Tellez reported the threat to federal prosecutors on Tuesday.
Tellez was heard accusing former President Carlos Salinas of stealing money from a secret government fund in a 2006 recording leaked to local news media last week.
Tellez says he regrets making the accusations because he has no evidence of corruption during the 1988-1994 Salinas presidency. |
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