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[^2]\n\nAudits confirmed that the payments were made from 2019 until December 31, 2021, even though the works had not started and the service was never provided. [^3]\n\nNext Energy returned a total of 154.1 million pesos to the municipal coffers, including VAT, but the municipality failed to cancel the original expense or document the destination of the returned funds. [^4]\n\nThe investigation relates to a contract worth more than 848 million pesos for the Municipal Energy Efficiency Program, which was signed on March 28, 2019, under the administration of former mayor María Teresa Jiménez. [^5]\n\nMaiz Domene accused the officials of engaging in corruption to maintain his imprisonment by creating fabricated case files in a single week. [^6]\n\nOn August 3, 2026, Maiz Domene filed a formal complaint with the Attorney General's Office (Fiscalía General de la República) against federal judges and officials from Aguascalientes. 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