A document obtained by N+ reveals that Senator Julieta Ramírez Padilla, currently on leave, has accepted an agreement to provide information to the U.S. Department of Justice. The arrangement is designed to limit the use of her statements against her during an ongoing investigation.
The agreement, known as a proffer agreement, was initiated after attorneys for the Morena legislator requested the benefit following an investigation into her conduct. Ramírez Padilla, who is seeking the governorship of Baja California, is participating in this mechanism to provide relevant information to authorities. The document identifies the senator, the federal prosecutor assigned to Washington D.C., and a cooperating witness.
Under the terms of the agreement, the information provided during the proffer session is protected from being used directly against the investigated party. However, the document specifies that this immunity applies only to statements made during that specific session and not at any other time. The agreement notes that Ramírez Padilla was not threatened or forced to participate in the session.
The document is a unilateral invitation from the Department of Justice for an investigated individual to cooperate. Similar documents were reportedly extended to Baja California Governor Marina del Pilar Ávila and various collaborators in her administration.
