Allegation No. 1: Bribes to Victor Manuel Frieventh The Times article suggests that Wal-Mart de Mexico used fixers to pay bribes to Victor Manuel Frieventh, former director of the urban planning office, in exchange for altering a zoning map already approved by the municipal council. These alterations favored Wal-Mart. The Times also alleges that Wal-Mart requested -- and received -- an official letter from Frieventh granting zoning rights for Wal-Mart's Teotihuacan location. This letter contradicted two rulings issued by the Office of Urban Operations that refused to issue the zoning rights.