Ex-President Felipe Calderon's Former Spokeswoman Says Forbes Defamed Her Lorraine Bailey - Courthouse News
go to original December 18, 2014

A former spokeswoman for Mexico's ex-president Felipe Calderón seeks punitive damages from Forbes Magazine, claiming its putting her on the "10 Most Corrupt Mexicans of 2013" is defamatory and "completely unjustified."

Alejandra Sota Mirafuentes sued Forbes Media, Forbes.com, NSGV, and Forbes contributor Dolia Estevez on Tuesday in Federal Court.

When Calderón left office in 2012, Sota says, she started a communications consulting business and enrolled in a graduate program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

On Dec. 6, 2013, Forbes published an article online listing Sota as one of the "10 Most Corrupt Mexicans of 2013."

The article, which put Sota 10th on the list, reported: "Alejandra Sota, former President Calderón's spokesperson, is being investigated by Mexican authorities for alleged embezzlement and trafficking of influence. She is suspected of favoring friends and former classmates with government contracts during the time she served as a top government official. She is currently attending graduate school at Harvard's Kennedy School even though she has no college degree.".

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