Luis Rogelio Piñeda Taddei resigned as private secretary to Sonora Governor Alfonso Durazo late Wednesday, hours after financial authorities froze his bank accounts in an ongoing corruption investigation.
The financial measures against Piñeda Taddei stem from a Unidad de Inteligencia Financiera agreement targeting 40 individuals and companies, according to reporting published by Proyecto Puente and MILENIO. The list includes his mother, former National Electoral Institute president Guadalupe Taddei Zavala, and his uncle Humberto Taddei Zavala.
Paloma Terán, spokesperson for the Sonora government, confirmed the departure of Piñeda Taddei after 15 months and seven days in the role, as reported by N+. Before that role, he worked as director general of Municipal, Institutional and Legislative Liaison in the Sonora government’s Secretariat, and headed the Center for Parliamentary Research of the local Congress.
Governor Durazo had defended his aide on October 29 against criticism regarding his family ties, stating “There is no link between one appointment and another, there is no Taddei clan,” as documented by infobae.
Durazo earlier maintained that Piñeda Taddei was hired based on experience rather than family influence.
“Rogelio Piñeda did not get here through a recommendation from Guadalupe Taddei; I did not ask her, and she did not recommend him to me. I was looking for a young person with knowledge, with experience, and he had many years in Congress as an advisor,” Durazo said on October 30, according to Dossier Político.
Other reports said that his partner, Delia Sugey Cruz Montaño, who also held various positions in the local administration, stepped down from her post as administrator in the state Secretariat of Public Security and Citizen Protection.
The Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público issued the account blocks through agreement UIF/110/G/4141/2026 after identifying operations linked to electoral suppliers, as noted by La Razón de México.
The inquiry involves electoral supply contracts tied to José Alfredo Hernández Casillas and Raymundo Hernández Casillas. Alongside the Taddei family members, the freeze impacts eight former electoral institute officials who served during Guadalupe Taddei’s tenure, including former material resources director Mario Alfonso Burciaga Esparza and Juan Carlos Enrique Cuervo Escalona, ex-director of coordination and analysis during Lorenzo Córdova’s tenure.
Financial intelligence lists also encompassed Jonathan Navarrete Torres, who worked as a driver and advisor in Guadalupe Taddei’s office while serving as an authorized agent for Corporativo Zeg. Other individuals appearing on the block list include Alejandro Olaya Ortiz, César Rodríguez Ureña, and María Margarita Carranza Sordo, alongside various partners and authorized representatives linked to the investigated corporate network.
Guadalupe Taddei resigned from her position leading the electoral body on October 26 amid public pressure regarding vendor contracts, PolíticoMX reported. The financial intelligence unit filed a formal complaint with the Fiscalía General de la República to establish potential criminal liabilities.
Federal investigators visited the electoral institute’s offices in southern Mexico City to collect documents and electronic equipment from finance and procurement departments, according to Zocalo.