What to know

• The U.S. Department of Justice says Luis Benitez Alcantara is accused of using his official position to secure the release of Andrew Clark, a 36-year-old Canadian man.S1S3
• Luis Benitez Alcantara, 49, has been charged with nine counts of accessory after the fact, the DOJ announced Thursday.S2
• A Mexican judge has been arrested on allegations that he accepted a $2-million bribe in exchange for granting bail to a man accused of acting as second-in-command to Ryan Wedding, the former Canadian Olympic snowboarder turned alleged drug kingpin, American of...S4