The poll surveyed 305 people and had a margin of error of plus or minus 6 percentage points. I thought it was going to be a foregone conclusion that Telles was going to be elected. He pointed out the men were longtime supporters and said he didn't see anything wrong with taking their money, especially since it isn't illegal to do so. The Federal Election Commission has also been investigating the funding of a Mexican newspaper supplement backing Telles. The advertisement was distributed in copies of the Diario de Juarez and appears to have been partially paid for by a Mexican businessman.
Federal law prohibits foreign contributions to U.S. candidates.
Telles said his only involvement with the supplement was to grant an interview that he thought would be used for a regular newspaper article. Regarding the computer probe, Telles initially disavowed any knowledge of the files but ultimately acknowledged he entered one himself - a script for a television commercial. He and said a secretary was responsible for two others. Telles said he felt vindicated by the grand jury's decision Tuesday, which concluded the investigation was politically motivated. The panel criticized the current mayor, a Ramirez backer who revealed the existence of the documents, and the media's handling of the case.