Edomex Notaries Collude in Mexico City Land Grabs: A Family’s 16-Year Nightmare
Mexico City, August 1, 2026 – For 16 agonizing years, the family of Alberto Sorkin has been fighting to reclaim their home in the upscale San Ángel neighborhood of Álvaro Obregón, Mexico City. Their struggle, a harrowing tale of alleged fraud and institutional complicity, has brought to light a sophisticated network of dispossession with deep ties to notaries in the Estado de México. The Sorkins’ property, illegally seized in 2010, is now being offered for sale by Inmonova Bienes for a staggering 60 million pesos, highlighting the brazen nature of this operation.
The Masterminds of Dispossession: The Cuenca Aznar Brothers
At the heart of this alleged scheme are Carlos Eugenio Cuenca Aznar and his brother, Ernesto Eduardo Cuenca Aznar. Carlos Eugenio, despite having been imprisoned in 2012 for fraud by the then Attorney General’s Office of Mexico City, was reportedly released and continued his illicit activities. The brothers, operating through a purported construction company, Constructor Celo Salvador SA de CV, orchestrated a fraudulent “mutual contract with interest and mortgage guarantee” in 2008. This contract, signed in Notary Public 91 of Tlalnepantla, Estado de México, illegally implicated Alberto’s mother, María Rodríguez Sorkin, just two years before her death.
Forged Signatures and a Complicit Notary
The contract, reviewed by La Jornada, falsely presented María Rodríguez Sorkin as a guarantor for a 4 million peso loan to Constructor Celo Salvador SA de CV. The agreement stipulated that if the company defaulted, the Sorkin family home at Segunda Cerrada de Frontera 6 would be forfeited. The Cuenca Aznar brothers allegedly presented forged signatures and an illegible identification of Alberto’s mother to Notary Public María Guadalupe Pérez Palomino, who then certified the document. Pérez Palomino has since passed away during the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving many unanswered questions about her role.
Judicial Complicity and Forced Eviction
In 2010, armed with the fraudulent contract, the Cuenca brothers initiated a lawsuit in the Ninth Civil Court of Tlalnepantla. Judge José Luis Martín López Santana granted them possession of the Sorkin family’s Mexico City property. Following María Rodríguez Sorkin’s death, Ernesto Eduardo Cuenca appeared at the home, claiming ownership. After the family resisted, he returned months later with Mexico City police, forcibly evicting the Sorkins and placing a security guard to oversee the property. A recent visit to the dispossessed property confirmed the presence of a monitor, underscoring the ongoing nature of the occupation.
Ignored Evidence and Legal Labyrinth
Despite a forensic expert from the Estado de México confirming to authorities that the signature presented by the alleged dispossessors was fake – a resolution documented in FC/74/TI/325/15-06 – this crucial evidence was allegedly disregarded by judges José Encarnación Lozada and María Teresa Rincón, as well as by magistrates Mónica Venegas Hernández, Carlos Camargo Correa, and Antonio Hernández Sánchez of the Third Civil Chamber of the capital. These judicial figures, who at various times over the past 16 years handled file 1565/2025, consistently ruled in favor of the dispossessors, leaving the Sorkin family in legal limbo and financially drained by lawyers who, according to Alberto and his wife Verónica, only “extracted” money from them.
A Call for Justice and Broader Implications
The Sorkin family’s ordeal gained renewed attention during recent meetings with victims of dispossession at the General Headquarters of the Investigative Police (PDI). Verónica Sorkin made an impassioned plea to Bertha Alcalde, head of the Attorney General’s Office of Mexico City (FGJ), and Rafael Guerra, presiding magistrate of the Superior Court of Justice (TSJ), urging them to review their case. They specifically called for an end to the Cuenca Aznar brothers’ dispossession network, which they claim operates in collusion with Estado de México authorities. Their investigations have uncovered 17 notaries in that state allegedly issuing documents used for illegal property seizures.
Unanswered Questions and a Systemic Problem
The Sorkin case is not isolated. It points to a disturbing pattern of alleged corruption and systemic failures that allow powerful individuals to exploit legal loopholes and collude with officials to dispossess vulnerable citizens. The involvement of notaries from the Estado de México in these fraudulent transactions raises serious questions about oversight and accountability within the notarial system. The continued operation of individuals like Carlos Eugenio Cuenca Aznar, despite prior convictions, underscores the urgent need for comprehensive reforms and a renewed commitment to justice.
This investigation reveals a chilling reality where legal processes are allegedly manipulated, evidence is ignored, and families are left homeless. The Sorkins’ 16-year fight for justice serves as a stark reminder of the deep-seated challenges in combating organized dispossession and holding those responsible accountable.
Source: https://www.jornada.com.mx/noticia/2026/08/01/capital/notarias-de-edomex-estan-coludidas-con-despojos-en-cdmx-denuncia-afectado
