Mexican National Fund Super PAC

Recently, a Mexican businessman was discovered to have funneled over 500,000 dollars into a Super PAC in California. The Mexican national, Jose Susumo Azano Matsura, managed to finance multiple United States political  races through Super PACs and Shell companies. This is the first that the Citizens United Supreme court decision has been exploited. Of course, it seems that this will spur further inquiry regarding this decision. The U.S. Attorney 's Office accused Campaign proprietor, Ravneet Singh, and Ernesto Encina, former detective, of using this money to support three democrat politicians and an attorney general.

The Citizens United decision allows an unlimited amount of spending towards supporting political campaigns. Barack Obama, in his 2010 State of the Union address, talked about the potential for foreign investors and special interest groups to 'spend without limit in our elections'. This is a problem because it undermines the democratic process. For example, if a country wants to create a special trade price for oil with the United States then they will invest as much as they can in order to have a candidate who will support them. This candidate can use that money to spread his campaign throughout the country. This candidate can user that money, through backdoor agreements, to sway groups in their favor. So, in the end is it a matter of popular policy making or private investments?

by Sergio Vargas

thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2014/02/11/feds_mexican_tycoon_used_super_pacs_to_influence_us_elections