translated from Spanish: They didn’t freeze Robles accounts, he says lawyer; Treasury insists yes

Rosario Robles’ lawyer, Julio Hernández Barros, said the former secretary’s accounts are not frozen, as she even did minor operations on Sunday night. However, the Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF) of the Treasury insists that the accounts have been blocked since last Friday.
Hernández Barros told Animal Político that she has not been notified of the blockade of her client because she was able to make bank movements without problem.
He said they learned of the blockade through media. What he considered to be more of a violation of the human rights of his representative.
On Sunday, the UIF confirmed that the accounts had been frozen 
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banks of Rosario Robles, former owner of the Sedesol and Sedatu during the administration of Enrique Peña Nieto, for alleged diversions of public resources and mismanagement in both units of the Federal Government in the case of La Estafa Maestra.
The lawyer explained that if there were any kind of account lockout or freeze, the supervisory judge has to be notified that he is handling the case but until this Monday they have not received any information about it.
However, the UIF of the Treasury confirmed on Monday that the accounts of Robles and its former senior officer Emilio Zebadúa have been frozen since last Friday, August 2nd.
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Official sources also confirmed on Sunday that the Financial Intelligence Unit blocked the accounts of Emilio Zebadúa, former senior officer also in Sedesol and Sedatu, and Robles’ right hand when he was in charge of both units.
Just on July 31, Santiago Nieto, ITU senior, said they track six public servants – in addition to Rosario Robles – who are involved in the resource diversion scheme revealed in the journalistic investigation The Master Scam, published by Animal Politician and Mexicans against Corruption and Impunity in September 2017.
Grandson said these officials join 50 companies linked to the Master Scam case and found signs of money laundering.
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