{"id":1211750,"date":"2022-01-12T16:05:49","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T21:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1211750"},"modified":"2022-01-12T16:05:53","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T21:05:53","slug":"cartel-connected-mexican-border-state-governor-threatens-to-fire-staff-caught-at-parties-amid-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cartel-connected-mexican-border-state-governor-threatens-to-fire-staff-caught-at-parties-amid-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Cartel-Connected Mexican Border State Governor Threatens to Fire Staff Caught at Parties amid COVID-19"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fcartel-connected-mexican-border-state-governor-threatens-to-fire-staff-caught-at-parties-amid-covid-19%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=1211750&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--><p class=\"subheading\">A cartel-connected Mexican border state governor is threatening to fire state employees caught at private social gatherings, claiming they contribute to the spread of COVID-19. The measure has been called \u201cillegal\u201d and \u201chypocritical\u201d by rival politicians.<\/p>\n<p>This week, Nuevo Leon Governor Samuel Garcia issued an order prohibiting employees from going to any gathering, social events, weddings, and parties under threat of sanctions and even termination \u201cregardless of position.\u201d<\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Samuel-Insta.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19461458 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Samuel-Insta.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"1133\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to Garcia, the measure is justified by the recent spike in coronavirus cases. In the order, Garcia claimed that the incline is linked to the relaxation of preventive measures during the recent holidays.<\/p>\n<p>Garcia shared the document on social media, where he and his wife have a large following.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Garcia\u2019s move was quickly criticized by Mexican Congressman Waldo Fernandez Gonzalez from the nationally ruling Morena Party. Fernandez claimed Mexican law did not give him the power to carry out such measures.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">Se\u00f1or Gobernador: Usted NO es emperador ni rey. No puede hacer lo que quiera con Nuevo Le\u00f3n. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/81YJWq7e66\">https:\/\/t.co\/81YJWq7e66<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Waldo Fern\u00e1ndez (@FdzWaldo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FdzWaldo\/status\/1480681276264697857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cMr. Governor, you can not sanction anyone in your cabinet for going to a social gathering,\u201d Fernandez said. \u201cYou can not do that because it is not in the law. You are not an emperor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In his video, Fernandez also called out Garcia for talking about people relaxing sanitary measures, while during the Christmas holidays, the governor went fishing in Cabo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou got married in the middle of the pandemic, I\u2019m sure you did it keeping social distancing,\u201d Fernandez said sarcastically.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/border\/2021\/09\/05\/exclusive-family-of-incoming-border-state-governor-allegedly-profited-from-the-gulf-cartel\/\">Garcia is the nephew of a former Gulf Cartel boss, and his family\u2019s wealth allegedly came from the embezzlement of his uncle\u2019s funds<\/a>. Garcia is also under a federal investigation for funneling illicit funds into his gubernatorial campaign.<\/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 cartel-connected Mexican border state governor is threatening to fire state employees caught at private social gatherings, claiming they contribute to the spread of COVID-19. 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