Mexico: money laundering cases and convictions 2018-2019

The number of money laundering offenses brought before Mexican courts increased two-fold between 2018 and 2019. A total of 164 money laundering lawsuits were filled in 2019, compared to the 82 criminal proceedings initiated a year before. Following the same trend, the number of guilty verdicts grew exponentially in the same period, from six convictions in 2018 to 84 in 2019. Even so, Mexico is one of the Latin American countries with the lowest risk of money laundering and terrorist financing.