▁had ▁connections ▁at ▁the ▁highest ▁levels ▁of ▁government ▁and ▁had ▁bought ▁Men em ▁a ▁m ansion . ▁Y ab r án ▁was ▁found ▁dead ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁a ▁supposed ▁suic ide ▁– ▁although ▁some ▁obser vers ▁question ed ▁whether ▁he ▁had ▁in ▁fact ▁killed ▁himself , ▁and ▁some ▁raised ▁doub ts ▁as ▁to ▁whether ▁the ▁body ▁was ▁even ▁his . ▁However , ▁there ▁have ▁been ▁no ▁sight ing ▁reports , ▁and ▁the ▁DNA ▁test ings ▁on ▁the ▁cor pse ▁confirmed ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁Y ab r án . ▁ ▁María ▁Julia ▁Als og ar ay ▁María ▁Julia ▁Als og ar ay , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁prominent ▁conserv ative ▁politician ▁Ál var o ▁Als og ar ay , ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁Men em ▁to ▁over see ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁the ▁priv at izations ▁carried ▁out ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁Her ▁role ▁in ▁these ▁negoti ations ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁these ▁state ▁fir ms ▁for ▁a ▁fraction ▁of ▁their ▁stated ▁book ▁value . ▁ ▁Als og ar ay ' s ▁ten ure ▁at ▁Environment ▁Secret ariat , ▁which ▁was ▁elev ated ▁to ▁a ▁cabinet - level ▁post ▁by ▁the ▁president ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁was ▁also ▁marked ▁by ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁sc and als . ▁These ▁included ▁bid ▁rig ging ▁for ▁the ▁ref urb ishment ▁of ▁the ▁Ha edo ▁Palace ▁( the ▁secret ari art ' s ▁headquarters ) ▁and , ▁particularly , ▁of ▁a ▁ 1 9