墨西哥联邦法官被控收受200万美元贿赂放走毒枭副手：在哥伦比亚被捕将引渡美国
美国司法部11月5日宣布，墨西哥联邦法官 Luis Benítez Alcántara 因涉嫌收受200万美元贿赂、放走一名加拿大毒贩，已在哥伦比亚被捕，美方将寻求将其引渡到美国受审。
Benítez Alcántara 现年49岁，住在墨西哥城，此前任墨西哥城地区法官。他在一份九项罪名的联邦替代起诉书中被控九项「事后从犯」罪名。司法部长 Todd Blanche 表示，无论身在何处，协助在美国境内活动的毒贩的腐败公职人员都将在美国受到司法追究。
起诉书指控，这名毒贩是 Andrew Clark，现年36岁，是加拿大前奥运单板滑雪选手 Ryan James Wedding 的副手。Wedding 现年44岁，被指领导一个规模庞大、暴力程度极高的跨国贩毒组织，一度名列联邦调查局（FBI）十大通缉犯名单，2026年1月在墨西哥落网后被移送美国，目前在押，面临贩毒、谋杀与谋杀未遂指控，两场审判定于2027年3月31日与10月26日举行。
据起诉书，Clark 于2024年10月在墨西哥因美国的贩毒、谋杀与谋杀未遂指控被捕，其引渡程序由 Benítez 负责审理。2024年11月，美国正式请求引渡 Clark。此后至2025年2月，Clark 通过中间人分小额转出约275万美元以谋求获释，并与 Benítez 谈妥约200万美元的对价。2025年2月24日，即 Benítez 收足200万美元的当天，他批准 Clark 保释并下令释放。数日后，Clark 被重新逮捕并移送美国，其案件仍在审理中。
FBI 局长 Kash Patel 表示，Benítez 涉嫌利用职权协助 Wedding 及其同伙。加州中区联邦代理检察官 Bill Essayli 表示，该案显示检方致力于在各个层面瓦解犯罪组织，包括追究滥用公职信任者。
此案由 FBI 会同洛杉矶警察局与加拿大皇家骑警调查，哥伦比亚国家警察等机构提供协助，司法部驻波哥大司法专员办公室与国际事务办公室参与促成逮捕。若罪名成立，Benítez 每项罪名最高可判15年监禁。起诉书仅为指控，被告在被法庭证明有罪之前推定无罪。
（来源：美国司法部）
Mexican Federal Judge Arrested on U.S. Charges of Accepting $2 Million Bribe to Free Drug Trafficker Tied to Ryan Wedding
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on November 5 that Mexican federal judge Luis Benítez Alcántara has been arrested in Colombia on charges of accepting a $2 million bribe to release a Canadian drug trafficker, and that the United States will request his extradition.
Benítez Alcántara, 49, of Mexico City, a former district judge there, is charged in a nine-count second superseding indictment with nine counts of being an accessory after the fact. Attorney General Todd Blanche said crooked public officials who assist drug traffickers operating in the United States will face justice in the United States.
According to the indictment, the trafficker was Andrew Clark, 36, second-in-command to Ryan James Wedding, 44, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder accused of leading one of the largest and most violent transnational drug trafficking organizations. Wedding, once on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list, was apprehended in Mexico in January 2026 and remains in U.S. custody on drug trafficking, murder and attempted murder charges, with trials scheduled for March 31, 2027, and October 26, 2027.
Clark was arrested in Mexico in October 2024, and Benítez oversaw his extradition proceedings. After the United States formally requested extradition in November 2024, Clark transferred about $2.75 million through intermediaries in small increments to secure his release and agreed to pay Benítez about $2 million. On February 24, 2025, the day Benítez received the full $2 million, he granted Clark bond and ordered him released. Days later Clark was re-arrested and removed to the United States, where his case remains pending.
FBI Director Kash Patel said Benítez allegedly used his position to aid Wedding and his associates. First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli for the Central District of California said the case reflects a commitment to dismantling criminal organizations at every level. The FBI investigated with the Los Angeles Police Department and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, with assistance from Colombian law enforcement. If convicted, Benítez faces up to 15 years in prison on each count. An indictment is merely an allegation, and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
(Source: U.S. Department of Justice)
来源：美国司法部
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