Former Mexican president investigated over allegedly taking bribes from spyware industry

Mexican Attorney General Alejandro Gertz Manero announced Tuesday that he has launched a probe into allegations that former Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto took bribes from Israeli businessmen who allegedly paid him as much as $25 million to secure government contracts for spyware and other technology.

The investigation comes in response to an account in the Israeli business publication TheMarker, which reported that the contracts included a deal to buy Pegasus — the powerful spyware manufactured by Israel-based NSO Group. 

Gertz Manero acknowledged in a press briefing that he currently lacks concrete evidence to prove TheMarker’s claims about Peña Nieto are true, but suggested that the names and documents cited in the news outlet’s report give his office a roadmap for a probe.

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