Inés Gómez Mont was arrested in Miami on October 30, 2026, after Mexico issued an active arrest warrant for alleged equivalent tax fraud. Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office confirmed her detention, saying information shared between Mexican and U.S. authorities led to her being taken into custody. The 43-year-old Mexican television presenter, formerly the host of Ventaneando, had been wanted by Mexican authorities for five years. Mexican officials said the case stems from alleged unpaid income taxes tied to the Federal Tax Code. Gómez Mont faces accusations including equivalent tax fraud, with figures cited for a 2015 tax year case involving about MXN 6.6 million in unpaid income tax. The coverage also describes an earlier 2014-related arrest warrant involving about MXN 12.92 million, with a later court order issued on June 20, 2023, after part of the proceedings was reconsidered. Separate from the tax allegations, prosecutors also accuse Gómez Mont and her husband, Víctor Manuel Álvarez Puga, of money laundering, organized crime and misuse of public funds. The alleged scheme is linked to contracts worth about MXN 2.95 billion for security services at Mexican prisons during President Enrique Peña Nieto’s administration. Mexican investigators allege that companies tied to the case processed public money through simulated business transactions. One company named in the account is Seguridad Privada, Inteligencia Cibernética S.A. de C.V. Prosecutors allege the network issued invoices and moved funds through multiple bank accounts to conceal where money came from and where it went. Court records cited in the account include alleged deposits of MXN 14,843,816 received from Ingeniería y Arquitectura Tangamanga and Gupea Construcciones, described as allegations rather than proven proceeds. The latest status remains unresolved on extradition. Interpol withdrew international alerts for Gómez Mont and Álvarez Puga in September 2026, but Mexican arrest warrants were described as still active. The FGR did not announce a transfer date to Mexico, and U.S. authorities had not publicly confirmed the specific legal basis for the detention as of October 31.