During her appearance before the Honorable Congress of the State, the auditor general of the Superior Audit Body of the State of Veracruz (ORFIS), Delia González Cobos, reported that the superior audit process revealed alleged property damage in 223 auditable entities for an amount exceeding 2,372 million pesos, in addition to administrative inconsistencies in another 311 entities.
In compliance with article 67 of the State Political Constitution, González Cobos presented the 2025 Activities Report, in which he highlighted the performance of 1,396 audits, which represented an increase of 15 percent compared to 2024, strengthening surveillance and accountability tasks on the use of public resources.
He explained that, as a result of the resolution and investigation stages, refunds of more than 61 million pesos were achieved. He recalled that on October 1, 2025, the general, executive, individual and special reports of the Public Account 2024 were delivered to Congress, which were approved by legislative decree on October 31 of the same year.
The auditor specified that ORFIS initiated 1,773 investigations for alleged property damage, of which only 309 remain in process, which represents an advance of 83 percent. Likewise, he noted that during his administration, 181 criminal complaints have been filed for an amount exceeding 942 million pesos, in coordination with the Special Prosecutor’s Office to Combat Corruption.
González Cobos highlighted that in the stage of resolving the statement of observations, more than 2,176 million pesos corresponding to public accounts from 2011 to 2024 have been recovered, in addition to an additional 183 million pesos in the investigation phase from November 2021 to date.
In the regulatory and technological field, he reported that after the reforms to the Superior Inspection Law, the internal regulations of ORFIS were updated, new general rules were issued and systems such as the Comprehensive Inspection System, CIPROFEP, SIGMAVER and the Inspection Mailbox were developed, which has more than 3,100 registered users and operates with advanced electronic signature to guarantee legal certainty.
Regarding the strengthening of internal control, he pointed out that through CFISVER direct communication is maintained with the 212 municipalities and 40 para-municipal entities, to whom more than 15 thousand preventive communications were sent. In addition, 54 consultations were provided, 65,715 information entries were received and 23,082 citizen visits were attended.
In terms of accounting harmonization, ORFIS evaluated 306 auditable entities through the review of more than 93 thousand items, where areas of opportunity persist, mainly in transparency. Regarding the federal resources transferred, it was reported that 45 percent of the entities have a lack of records, which reinforces the need for training and monitoring.
The auditor general highlighted the relevance of citizen participation, reporting that during 2025, 16 training sessions were held with the attendance of 8,700 people, as well as 19 sessions in educational establishments that benefited more than 1,400 students and teachers. In addition, 427 citizen complaints and complaints were responded to, as well as 301 requests for guidance.
Finally, he highlighted that ORFIS incorporated the gender perspective through protocols to prevent harassment and workplace violence, achieving an equal workforce in which 56 percent of management positions are occupied by women. He also highlighted that the organization has ISO 9001 and ISO 37001 certifications, which guarantee the quality of its processes and its anti-bribery policies.After concluding the regulatory time of its presentation, the Board of Directors gave way to the rounds of questions and answers by the deputies of the different legislative groups, in accordance with the established order.
