Lying to sell to the government is expensive. HIMA Promotions has just been fined 643 thousand pesos and a year away from all public procurement. The reason? He presented a false letter of support to participate in the purchase of IMSS medications.
The case is one of those that smell bad from afar. The company participated in a direct award to acquire drugs and, to demonstrate that it had the support of the health registration holder, presented a document that turned out to be pure fiction. The Anti-Corruption Secretariat did not mince words: it has already included it in the Directory of Sanctioned Suppliers and Contractors.
“The company HIMA Promotions has already been registered in the Directory of Sanctioned Suppliers and Contractors, which prevents it from participating in new contracts with the Government of Mexico,” the agency reported.
The curious—and worrying—thing is that this happened during a drug purchase. Yes, those that IMSS beneficiaries need. Because when a company falsifies documents to sneak into a contract, it is not only cheating the system: it is playing with people’s health.
The sanction was notified on April 13, 2026 and already appears in the Official Gazette of the Federation. The company, of course, can challenge. But the Secretariat has already made it clear that it is going to defend the fine with everything.
“The measures were issued in accordance with the law and considering the criteria of proportionality and seriousness of the offense. The legal entity has the right to challenge the resolution, and if it does so, the Secretariat will firmly defend the sanction,” the agency detailed.
One can’t help but wonder: how many other companies have done the same thing and not been caught? Because if recent history has taught us anything, it is that when there is money involved and little surveillance, traps multiply. At least this time, the radar worked.
