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Mexican judge accused of taking bribe to free ex-Olympian's drug ring deputy

Headline from Washington Times · First reported Nov 5, 1:01 PM ET () · Updated Nov 5, 6:14 PM ET · 6 sources, 6 articles

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A Mexican judge accused of taking a $2 million bribe to release a top lieutenant of a former Olympic snowboarder was arrested, the U.S. Justice Department said Thursday.

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New York PostRight-CenterMixed·Nov 5, 6:14 PM ET

Mexican judge arrested for allegedly taking $2M bribe to spring right-hand man of Olympic snowboarder turned drug kingpin

A district judge in Mexico has been arrested for allegedly accepting a $2 million payment to let the right-hand man of the ex-Olympic snowboarder turned alleged drug kingpin, Ryan Wedding, go free.

Arab NewsRight-CenterMixed·Nov 5, 4:40 PM ET

Mexican judge accused in US with taking $2m bribe in international drug trafficking case

WASHINGTON: A Mexican judge is accused of taking a $2 million bribe in exchange for releasing a suspected Canadian drug trafficker from custody in an investigation into a billion-dollar drug trafficking ring, US officials said Thursday. Luiz Benítez Alcántara, 49, was arrested in Colombia on Sunday…

CBS NewsRight-CenterMostly Factual·Nov 5, 2:11 PM ET

Mexican judge accused by U.S. of taking bribes in major drug case

Luiz Benítez Alcántara is accused of releasing Andrew Clark from custody after accepting $2 million in bribe payments.

Washington TimesRight-CenterMixed·Nov 5, 2:03 PM ET

Mexican judge accused of taking bribe to free ex-Olympian's drug ring deputy

A Mexican judge accused of taking a $2 million bribe to release a top lieutenant of a former Olympic snowboarder was arrested, the U.S. Justice Department said Thursday.

Fox NewsRightLow·Nov 5, 1:01 PM ET

Mexican judge arrested after U.S. charges him of accepting $2M bribe in case linked to former Olympian

Luis Benítez Alcántara allegedly took a $2 million bribe to release Ryan Wedding's second-in-command in a billion-dollar cocaine enterprise.