{"id":91149,"date":"2026-07-28T10:41:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T10:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/widow-of-murdered-mayor-arrested-in-extortion-case-in-mexico\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T10:41:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T10:41:41","slug":"widow-of-murdered-mayor-arrested-in-extortion-case-in-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/widow-of-murdered-mayor-arrested-in-extortion-case-in-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"Widow of murdered mayor arrested in extortion case in Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><br \/>\n      <span class=\"content__observer-marker content__observer-marker--fixed lazyload\"\/><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>Mexican authorities on Monday arrested the widow of a mayor in central Mexico who was shot and killed last week, on charges she was involved in an extortion case, according to prosecutors and local media.<\/p>\n<p> Valentin Lavin, the mayor of the town of Temoac and allied with President Claudia Sheinbaum&#8217;s leftist party, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/mexico-mayor-valentin-lavin-killed-town-hall-temoac\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">shot and killed<\/a> during a town hall on July 22.<\/p>\n<p> The crime occurred in the state of Morelos, a region close to Mexico City where several drug cartels are active.<\/p>\n<p> The state prosecutor&#8217;s office <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiscaliamorelos.gob.mx\/prensa\/noticias\/11215\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said Monday<\/a> they arrested Marisol &#8220;N,&#8221; which the Mexican press identified as the mayor&#8217;s widow, as well as Geovany Emmanuel &#8220;N,&#8221; chief of the municipal police. The office <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Fiscalia_Mor\/status\/2081856368055550076\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">released images<\/a> of both suspects with their eyes blurred out, as is customary in Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors said both were detained as part of an anti-extortion operation, though it did not provide further details of the arrests or if it had any connection to Lavin&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/07\/28\/040e87f5-8418-40df-a14c-bc77995e23c6\/thumbnail\/620x402\/fcfed67840a7e71c5caafb3db13194b3\/lavin-654584550-4306329473017517-4134496553829442597-n.jpg#\" alt=\"lavin-654584550-4306329473017517-4134496553829442597-n.jpg \" height=\"402\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/07\/28\/040e87f5-8418-40df-a14c-bc77995e23c6\/thumbnail\/620x402\/fcfed67840a7e71c5caafb3db13194b3\/lavin-654584550-4306329473017517-4134496553829442597-n.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/07\/28\/040e87f5-8418-40df-a14c-bc77995e23c6\/thumbnail\/1240x804\/2a8600930f7d682c8cc6be786d43f42c\/lavin-654584550-4306329473017517-4134496553829442597-n.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">\u00a0 Valentin Lavin Romero<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Valentin Lavin Romero via Facebook<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Almost 100 mayors have been murdered in Mexico since 2006, when drug-related violence surged, official figures show. Since the current government took office in October 2024, at least 14 mayors have been murdered in the country,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unotv.com\/nacional\/van-13-alcaldes-asesinados-en-mexico-durante-la-reciente-administracion-recuento-de-2024-a-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Uno TV reported last week<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/councilwoman-daughter-shot-husband-killed-mexico-us-border\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">attackers shot dead<\/a>\u00a0the husband of a Mexican councilwoman, with the gunfire also injuring the politician and her daughter as the family was reportedly on their way to a school graduation.<\/p>\n<p> The country was particularly shocked by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/gunmen-kill-mexican-mayor-who-urged-government-tackle-violent-crime-michoacan\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">fatal shooting of mayor Carlos Manzo<\/a> in the state of Michoacan last 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