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Underhanded Mexican Officials Videotaped

MEXICO CITY, Mexico – As reported by the Billings Gazette: "First, it was the 'green boy,' the young member of the Green Party caught by a hidden camera talking about a $2 million bribe for help in obtaining permits for a development on the Yucatan peninsula.

"Then came Mexico City's top financial officer, filmed gambling hundreds of dollars on blackjack at a Las Vegas casino, a trip that also yielded a $2,000 hotel mini bar tab.

"…'New technology of videotaping and the media, more open each day, are proving that politicians from all parties are as corrupt as we suspected,' political analyst Sergio Sarmiento wrote Thursday in his weekly column in the daily Reforma.

"…The mayor, who has a squeaky-clean image, didn't look very good either when Gustavo Ponce, Mexico City's top financial officer, was shown on television Tuesday at a VIP blackjack table in the Las Vegas Hotel Bellagio. Mexican media reported Thursday that he's made nearly 20 pilgrimages to the U.S. gambling Mecca since 2002…"

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