Mexico Probe of President Limited as Mansion Is Left Out

A conflict of interests probe into homes purchased by Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, his wife and finance minister won’t seek to determine whether they actually paid for the properties, limiting the reach of any findings.

The investigation will try to decide whether developers who built the homes received favorable treatment when they later bid for federal contracts, Virgilio Andrade, the comptroller heading the probe, said Wednesday. The ministry won’t seek to determine how the homes were obtained and if they involved sweetheart deals, he said.