Mexican TV host arrested in US over $160m fraud scheme

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 4 Nov, 01:20 · Archive

Mexican television presenter Inés Gómez Mont was arrested by ICE in Miami on Friday over an alleged $160 million fraud scheme.

Mexican television presenter Inés Gómez Mont was arrested by US immigration authorities in Miami on Friday after five years on the run. She and her husband, attorney Víctor Manuel Álvarez Puga, are accused of orchestrating a $160 million fraud and money laundering scheme involving Mexico's Interior Ministry.

According to prosecutors, the couple used shell companies, false invoices and sham contracts to obtain government money and launder the proceeds. Álvarez Puga, also known as the "King of the Invoice Mills", allegedly led a network of contacts including politicians, government officials, lawyers, businessmen and celebrities. The pair fled Mexico in 2021 after arrest warrants were issued against them.

Gómez Mont became known internationally for proposing to Tom Brady in a wedding dress at Super Bowl Media Day in 2008. She has denied wrongdoing, stating in a 2021 Instagram post that she "never stolen a weight" and had not received money from the alleged contracts. Álvarez Puga was detained by ICE in September 2025 on immigration violations and was released on bond; his current whereabouts are unknown. Gómez Mont remains in US immigration custody pending any formal extradition process to Mexico.

How it is being reported

• TV host who proposed to Tom Brady in a wedding dress arrested by ICE after years on the runInes Gomez Mont, who proposed to Tom Brady at Super Bowl Media Day in 2008, now sits in a Florida detention center facing a $160 million fraud case.Fox News · 4 Nov, 00:06
• Glam sports reporter who proposed to Tom Brady at Super Bowl event is arrested by ICE over fraud chargesInés Gómez Mont was taken into custody five years after she and her husband went on the run regarding an alleged $160 million fraud scheme.New York Post · 3 Nov, 17:16
• TV host who proposed to Tom Brady arrested in $160 million fraud scheme — after five years on the runInés Gómez Mont, who previously made headlines for proposing to Tom Brady, was arrested and detained by ICE in Miami on Friday.New York Post · 3 Nov, 16:00

In this story: Inés Gómez Mont · Víctor Manuel Álvarez Puga · Tom Brady · Mexico · Miami · Mexico's Interior Ministry · TV Azteca · Televisa

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