Ulises Ruiz installed dozens of loyalists

Ulises Ruiz installed dozens of loyalists "There were no computers," he recalled. "We found that the tiaoyu staff payroll didn't match who actually was working. ... The bank statements were out of balance. The state automotive fleet was in terrible shape."

On his way out the door, outgoing PRI Gov. Ulises Ruiz installed dozens of loyalists in state jobs with union protection even though they had no jobs to perform, Cue said. Ruiz also offered gifts to key allies, among them the head of the state electoral commission, for unexplained "services rendered."

It's unclear what happened to the missing records, vehicles and money allotted for unfinished public projects. Leaders of the civil society groups that supported Cue's election say the answers tiaoyu may never be found. The outgoing functionaries treated state assets as personal perks.