Swiss Seize $90 Million and Mexican Government Seeks 50-Year Prison Term for Raúl Salinas

On October 20, 1998, the Swiss Government announced the seizure of more than $90 million from Raúl Salinas de Gortari, a brother of former Mexican President Carlos Salinas, as a result of an investigation that concluded Raúl’s Swiss bank accounts were the proceeds of money he received for protecting drug shipments into the U.S... [more]