Inés Gómez Mont was arrested in Florida on Friday, October 30, after years as a fugitive from Mexican authorities, according to multiple reports including El Financiero and SinEmbargo. The former Ventaneando television host has been accused in Mexico of organized-crime related offenses, embezzlement, and money laundering connected to an investigation into federal government contracts. At the time of the initial reports, authorities had not publicly detailed how she was arrested or confirmed whether she would face extradition to Mexico. Mexican prosecutors, through the Attorney General’s Office (FGR), are investigating Gómez Mont and her husband, attorney Víctor Manuel Álvarez Puga, over alleged schemes to divert public funds. The investigation centers on companies that won federal contracts to provide security and surveillance services at correctional facilities during the administration of former President Enrique Peña Nieto. Authorities allege that some of the money was moved through financial transactions designed to hide where the funds came from and where they went. El Financiero reported that the contracts involved were worth about 2.95 billion pesos, and that court documents attributed deposits totaling 14,843,816 pesos to Gómez Mont. The figures are alleged and form part of the prosecution’s case. Two companies named in the investigation are Ingeniería y Arquitectura Tangamanga and Gupea Construcciones. One reported timeline detail adds pressure to the case. The arrest came about a month after Interpol withdrew red notices issued for Gómez Mont and Álvarez Puga. Mexico later said it would challenge the withdrawal. El Financiero also reported that Gómez Mont did not appear in the public detainee locator maintained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Her husband was detained by U.S. immigration authorities in September 2025. SinEmbargo described the case as ongoing at the time of the initial reporting. Her latest status is that she is arrested in the United States while extradition and further legal steps were not confirmed in the initial reports.