The Mexican government is very interested in promoting tourism and has taken several measures to help insure that their guests have only good experiences and memories of their visits.  However, it seems that “mordida” has always plagued visitors in Mexico since the beginning of time.  Normally, after the police officer has pulled you over for some law he insists you violated, he will tell you that you must follow him to court.  He will then inform you that the judge will determine the amount of your fine or maybe put  you in jail.  However, a few moments later the nice officer will offer the other option—just pay him a certain amount of cash and he will take care of it for you!  Anyone who has ever driven in Mexico has experienced such a “shake down” from a traffic cop or knows of someone who has. 

Sindicatura is a Mexican organization that was formed to fight corruption and has been very successful in doing so.  Almost every major city in Mexico has Sindicatura representation and  solicits  reports of any  corrupttion  with  a  promise  to  investigate all reports.  Many investigations result in termination of employment.