article_snippet: Of all the contretemps, none has struck quite such a chord with the angry public as the ongoing controversy over Ms Rivera purchase of a multi-million pound mansion in Mexico City in 2010.
article_snippet: First reported by local journalist Carmen Aristegui late last year, Ms Rivera's purchase of a multi-million pound mansion in Mexico City in 2010 allegedly came about after a murky deal was struck between the First Lady and a government contractor.
article_snippet: Ms Rivera, who initially counteracted the claims by insisting that the reason the title deeds were not in Ms Rivera name was because Ms Rivera hadn't finished paying for it, was forced onto the back foot as more revelations came to light.
article_snippet: With suspicions mounting and Peña Nieto being accused of fostering the sort of corruption Peña Nieto had campaigned to put an end to during the 2012 presidential campaign, a chastened Ms Rivera appeared on national television to announce a chastened Rivera intended to sell the house and had 'nothing to hide'. '
article_snippet: I have taken the decision to sell my interest in the purchase contract of the house,' a chastened Rivera announced. '
article_snippet: The latest scandal is about a 2010 house purchase, while Ms Rivera was still a soap actress .
article_snippet: Ms Rivera was still married at the time .
highlights_snippet: Much is focused on allegations of dodgy house purchase deal .
  