Mexican tycoon sought in $3.3m tax-fraud probe

A Mexican court has issued an arrest warrant on tax fraud charges for one of the founders of Mexican airline Interjet as the nation’s president targets an elite group that he calls corrupt. Miguel Aleman Magnani, 55, is accused of not paying 65m pesos ($3.3m) in taxes the airline collected from customers and employees but failed to forward to the government, said a person familiar with the matter who asked not to be named because the charges haven’t been publicly announced. Further charges may be forthcoming, the person said. Two others familiar with the matter also confirmed that charges had been leveled against Aleman. The move is part of a widespread tax crackdown by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who says that Mexico’s richest have fleeced the nation for decades. It also a sharp change in his relationship with Aleman, who was an ally to the president at the start of his administration. Interjet declined to comment. <br/>