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Glam sports reporter who proposed to Tom Brady at Super Bowl event is arrested by ICE over fraud charges
Mexican journalist and television presenter Inés Gómez Mont was reportedly arrested by US immigration agents in Miami on Friday over fraud allegations. The case concerns an alleged $160 million scheme involving Mexican government funds, and Mont remains in US custody while immigration proceedings and any formal extradition process are considered.
Prosecutors accuse Mont and her husband, Víctor Manuel Álvarez Puga, of using shell companies, sham contracts and false invoices to obtain money from Mexico’s Interior Ministry and launder the proceeds. The couple fled Mexico in 2021 after warrants were issued; Mont has denied wrongdoing, while Puga was detained in the US in 2025 and later released. Mont is also known for proposing to then-New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady at a 2008 Super Bowl media event.
In short
- Inés Gómez Mont was reportedly arrested by ICE in Miami.
- She and her husband face allegations linked to a $160 million fraud scheme.
- Mont has denied the allegations and remains in US custody.
Explained simply
Inés Gómez Mont is a Mexican journalist and television presenter. She is also known in the US for proposing to American football player Tom Brady at a media event during the 2008 Super Bowl.
The allegations concern money from Mexico’s Interior Ministry, the government department responsible for domestic affairs. Prosecutors accuse Gómez Mont and her husband, businessman Víctor Manuel Álvarez Puga, of obtaining and laundering public funds through companies and false invoices; both have denied wrongdoing.
The couple left Mexico in 2021 after arrest warrants were issued. The case involves the two countries’ legal processes, including possible extradition, which is the formal transfer of a person to face proceedings in another country.