Mexican TV host Ines Gomez Mont arrested in Miami after five years on the run

Mexican television presenter Ines Gomez Mont was arrested in Miami, Florida, on Friday afternoon after being a fugitive for slightly more than five years. The arrest was confirmed by Mexican authorities on October 30, 2026.

Gomez Mont and her husband, lawyer and businessman Victor Alvarez Puga, have faced accusations since September 2021. The charges include organized crime, money laundering, embezzlement, and alleged diversion of approximately 2.95 billion pesos from public funds.

“Derived from the information exchange with the Government of the United States of America, this day, in Miami, Florida, Ines N was detained, who has an active arrest warrant in our country, for her probable participation in the crime of equivalent tax fraud.”

The Attorney General's Office, known as FGR, said Gomez Mont was detained in Miami for her probable participation in the crime of equivalent tax fraud. The arrest followed an information exchange with the government of the United States.

Her husband was previously arrested in Miami in September 2025 on immigration-related matters. Interpol red notices against the couple had been withdrawn weeks earlier, but arrest orders in Mexico remained active.

If extradited to Mexico and found guilty, Gomez Mont could face up to 40 years in prison for organized crime. Additional penalties may apply for money laundering, embezzlement, and tax fraud.

Mexican tax law sets prison terms for equivalent tax fraud ranging from three months to two years for amounts not exceeding 2,531,920 pesos. Sentences rise to two to five years for amounts up to 3,797,870 pesos, and three to nine years for higher amounts.

An arrest does not equal a conviction. A judge must determine Gomez Mont's legal situation and could eventually impose a sentence.