More than a decade after her dramatic split from Jorge Vergara, former Omnilife-Chivas executive Angélica Fuentes is once again making headlines.
Appearing on the “1000 razones para ser feliz” podcast, Fuentes claimed that Vergara stripped her of her companies, her bank accounts and her position within the business empire they once shared. According to her account, it all happened within 24 hours.
However, court rulings, internal audits and years of public legal battles suggest the collapse of Fuentes’ relationship with Vergara was tied to allegations of financial misconduct that went far beyond a corporate disagreement.
The investigations that changed everything
When Vergara removed Fuentes from her leadership role in 2015, the company announced that internal investigations had uncovered alleged financial irregularities.
What followed was a series of legal disputes that generated headlines across Mexico.
One of the most significant developments came in 2016, when Expansión cited a Mexico City judge as concluding that Fuentes had engaged in alleged illicit enrichment totaling more than 2.65 billion pesos.
According to those findings, funds linked to Vergara were allegedly used in transactions that helped finance ownership positions within the Omnilife-Chivas structure.
The ruling became a turning point in the case and helped Vergara regain control of the organization.
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Claims of missing millions
The legal dispute was accompanied by allegations that stretched far beyond politics.
Attorney Javier Coello Trejo publicly referenced investigations involving multimillion-dollar transactions and alleged transfers to Swiss bank accounts, claims later reported by Mexican media outlets including Vanguardia.
At the same time, internal audits reportedly uncovered financial inconsistencies that Vergara’s legal team argued threatened the future of the company.
Years later, Vergara himself would publicly describe the situation as one of the biggest mistakes of his business career.
Speaking at a business forum, he claimed the company had suffered losses exceeding $400 million USD and said the situation had pushed Omnilife dangerously close to financial collapse.
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Why the debate continues
The dispute remains a sensitive subject because both sides continue to tell radically different versions of the story.
Fuentes maintains she was stripped of assets and authority.
Former executives, including José Luis Higuera, argue the record shows something else entirely: a corporate fallout driven by investigations, audits and court proceedings that continued long after her departure.
That is why Fuentes’ recent remarks have resonated far beyond a podcast interview: For supporters, they represent the account of a woman who lost everything. For critics, they ignore years of legal findings and allegations that almost bankrupted a business empire.
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