Guillermo Mercado Romero
Guillermo Mercado Romero | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Baja California Sur | |
| In office April 5, 1993 – April 4, 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Víctor Manuel Liceaga Ruibal |
| Succeeded by | Leonel Cota Montaño |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 March 1938 La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico[1] |
| Political party | .svg){kind=logo} PRI |
| Spouse | María Concepción Casas |
| Alma mater | University of Guadalajara[1] |
| Occupation | politician |
Guillermo Mercado Romero (born 1 March 1938) is a Mexican politician who served as the Governor of Baja California Sur from 1993 to 1999. He is a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI).[2] He also served in the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies.[1]
Corruption charges
Mercado left office in 1999. In early 2001, Mercado and eighteen other former Mexican government officials were charged with diverting approximately $55 million in
public funding.[2] Mercado was indicted for two charges: Mercado's gubernatorial administration was accused of purchasing airline tickets for official government travel through a travel agency owned by his wife and daughter.[2] Second, Mercado was also charged with improperly transferring ownership of public land to a private research institute during his tenure as governor.[2]
Mercado's wife, Maria Concepcion Casas de Mercado, owned a
visa, which allows Mexicans living near the U.S. border to travel up to 25 miles inside the U.S. for up to three days.[2]
References
- ^ ISBN 9780292726345.
- ^ The Record (Stockton). Associated Press. 2001-09-20. Retrieved 2012-03-08.