{"id":1094415,"date":"2021-12-07T12:44:01","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T17:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1094415"},"modified":"2021-12-07T12:44:02","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T17:44:02","slug":"retired-mexican-army-general-arrested-on-extortion-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/retired-mexican-army-general-arrested-on-extortion-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Retired Mexican Army General Arrested on Extortion Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fretired-mexican-army-general-arrested-on-extortion-charges%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1094415&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Mexican-Army.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">A retired Mexican Army general who at one time was a candidate for secretary of defense faces extortion charges. State authorities arrested him in Central Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>The Oaxaca Attorney General\u2019s Office arrested Gen. Juan Ernesto Antonio Bernal Reyes and another man on extortion charges stemming from a July 2020 incident. The two men remain behind bars without bond. State authorities say additional charges are forthcoming.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The two men allegedly called a businessman demanding a large fee to not hurt him nor his family (case file 30624\/FDAI\/UECS\/2021), the Oaxaca Attorney General\u2019s Office revealed. The victim turned over the money but alerted state officials. Authorities were able to trace the call to General Bernal and his associate before obtaining an arrest warrant.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Prior to the criminal charges, Bernal Reyes served as a long-time officer in charge of several regions and reached the rank of division general, a position that made him a candidate for secretary of defense, <em>El Universal<\/em> revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Bernal Reyes is the latest top-ranking military official to face allegations of criminal activity. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/border\/2020\/11\/19\/fmr-mexican-secretary-of-defense-walks-hours-after-u-s-court-dismissal\/\">In October 2020, U.S. authorities arrested former Mexican Secretary of Defense Salvador Cienfuegos on drug trafficking charges<\/a>. The allegations at the time claimed Cienfuegos used his position to benefit certain cartels in exchange for hefty bribes. After diplomatic pressure, the U.S. Department of Justice released Cienfuegos to Mexico City so they could prosecute him first. Hours after his arrival in Mexico, authorities bonded Cienfuegos and months later publicly dismissed the charges.<\/p>\n<p><em>Ildefonso Ortiz is an award-winning journalist with Breitbart Texas. He co-founded Breitbart Texas\u2019 Cartel Chronicles project with Brandon Darby&nbsp;and senior Breitbart management.&nbsp;You can follow him on&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IldefonsoOrtiz\"><em>Twitter<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;and on&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Ildefonso-Ortiz\/731511040246659\"><em>Facebook<\/em><\/a><em>. He can be contacted at&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"mailto:Iortiz@breitbart.com\"><em>Iortiz@breitbart.com<\/em><\/a><em>.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Brandon Darby is the managing director and editor-in-chief of Breitbart Texas. He co-founded Breitbart Texas\u2019 Cartel Chronicles project with Ildefonso Ortiz and senior Breitbart management. Follow him on&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brandondarby?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\"><em>Twitter&nbsp;<\/em><\/a><em>and&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/brandonmichaeldarby\"><em>Facebook<\/em><\/a><em>. He can be contacted at&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"mailto:bdarby@breitbart.com\"><em>bdarby@breitbart.com<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A retired Mexican Army general who at one time was a candidate for secretary of defense faces extortion charges. State authorities arrested him in Central Mexico. 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