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Former Mayor's Secretary Fired After Testifying About Murder Case

Yesenia Méndez, former secretary of murdered Uruapan mayor Carlos Manzo, was fired after testifying about connections between the killing and current officials.

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Méndez attributes her dismissal to retaliation for her testimony before the State Attorney General's Office (FGE) regarding the investigation into the assassination of former mayor Carlos Manzo. [1] Méndez testified that Samuel García Rivero, a suspect in the murder of Carlos Manzo, maintained a labor and personal relationship with Greece Quiroz García, the current acting mayor of Uruapan. [2] Yesenia Méndez Rodríguez, the former secretary of the late Uruapan mayor Carlos Manzo Rodríguez, announced her dismissal from the municipal government. [3] Méndez Rodríguez stated her dismissal occurred after she requested an investigation into the labor and personal relationship between Samuel García Rivero and the current mayor, Grecia Quiroz García. [4] According to Méndez, Samuel García Rivero was appointed to the Protocol Director position and received a monthly salary increase of up to 70,000 pesos after Greece Quiroz assumed the presidency. [5] Méndez Rodríguez stated that she was dismissed from the Ayuntamiento de Uruapan after requesting the Fiscalía estatal to investigate alleged links between the Mayor, Grecia Quiroz, and Samuel García Rivero. [6] Samuel García Rivero is a former municipal official who was processed for the homicide of an Edil. [7] Yesenia Méndez Rodríguez was detained on January 8, 2026, by elements of the State Security and Citizen Protection Secretariat in coordination with the Michoacán Attorney General's Office. [8] Yesenia Méndez Rodríguez wrote on Facebook that she entered the municipal administration in 2017 and has held a base position since 2021. [9] Yesenia Méndez Rodríguez asserted that her dismissal would not erase her right to speak the truth. [10]
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  1. Méndez attributes her dismissal to retaliation for her testimony before the State Attorney General's Office (FGE) regarding the investigation into the assassination of former mayor Carlos Manzo. · El Heraldo de México
  2. Méndez testified that Samuel García Rivero, a suspect in the murder of Carlos Manzo, maintained a labor and personal relationship with Greece Quiroz García, the current acting mayor of Uruapan. · El Heraldo de México
  3. Yesenia Méndez Rodríguez, the former secretary of the late Uruapan mayor Carlos Manzo Rodríguez, announced her dismissal from the municipal government. · El Heraldo de México
  4. Méndez Rodríguez stated her dismissal occurred after she requested an investigation into the labor and personal relationship between Samuel García Rivero and the current mayor, Grecia Quiroz García. · El Financiero
  5. According to Méndez, Samuel García Rivero was appointed to the Protocol Director position and received a monthly salary increase of up to 70,000 pesos after Greece Quiroz assumed the presidency. · El Heraldo de México
  6. Méndez Rodríguez stated that she was dismissed from the Ayuntamiento de Uruapan after requesting the Fiscalía estatal to investigate alleged links between the Mayor, Grecia Quiroz, and Samuel García Rivero. · EL NORTE
  7. Samuel García Rivero is a former municipal official who was processed for the homicide of an Edil. · EL NORTE
  8. Yesenia Méndez Rodríguez was detained on January 8, 2026, by elements of the State Security and Citizen Protection Secretariat in coordination with the Michoacán Attorney General's Office. · El Financiero
  9. Yesenia Méndez Rodríguez wrote on Facebook that she entered the municipal administration in 2017 and has held a base position since 2021. · El Financiero
  10. Yesenia Méndez Rodríguez asserted that her dismissal would not erase her right to speak the truth. · EL NORTE
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