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Latin America's Biggest Corruption Cases: A Retrospective

By Ben Miller, Fernanda Uriegas

From Mexico to Argentina, iconic scandals have reshaped politics. AQ examines their origins - and fallout.

This article is adapted from AQ’s latest issue on Latin America's anti-corruption movement.

MEXICO
La Estafa Maestra

What happened: Annual reports issued by Mexico’s national auditor for 2013 and 2014 suggested that public universities misused or diverted millions of dollars in spending...

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