Mont’s camp insists she is an innocent TV host and full-time mom, claiming she never stole a single peso and is merely a victim of political persecution who wants to 'raise her voice' against injustice.
Insiders whisper that her husband, the so-called 'King of the Invoice Mills,' masterminded a massive laundering scheme involving politicians and celebrities, leaving Mont in the dust while he vanished after a brief detention.
Mont was arrested by ICE in Miami on Friday, Nov. 3, 2026, for an alleged $160 million fraud. She fled Mexico in Sept. 2021. Her husband was detained by ICE in Sept. 2025 but released, with current whereabouts unknown.
The girl who asked Tom Brady to marry her is now asking for freedom from a $160 million fraud charge. The receipts don't lie, and neither do the handcuffs.
Let’s be real: Inés Gómez Mont’s most famous moment wasn’t her journalism career—it was the cringe-worthy, viral 2008 Super Bowl Media Day proposal to Tom Brady. Back then, she wore a white wedding dress and veil, shouting, “I’m in love with you! Will you marry me, please?” at the then-New England Patriots quarterback.
Brady, who was dating Gisele Bündchen at the time, politely declined, calling himself a “one-woman man.” Fast forward to Friday, November 3, 2026, and the only thing Mont is wearing now is a pair of handcuffs. The 43-year-old Mexican journalist was taken into custody by ICE agents in Miami, ending her five-year run from justice. The charges aren’t about broken hearts; they’re about broken laws.
Mont and her husband, Víctor Manuel Álvarez Puga, are accused of a staggering $160 million fraud scheme. According to reports, Puga—dubbed the “King of the Invoice Mills”—allegedly masterminded the operation, using shell companies, sham contracts, and false invoices to siphon money from Mexico’s Interior Ministry and launder the proceeds. The couple reportedly fled Mexico in September 2021 after warrants were issued.
While Mont was pictured in a white shirt, blue skirt, and white sneakers being escorted away, her husband’s fate remains murky. Puga was detained by ICE in September 2025 over immigration irregularities but was later released, and his current whereabouts are unknown. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum didn’t mince words when addressing the scandal, reportedly describing the couple as “known fraudsters with ample evidence that they were issuing fraudulent invoices to businesses to evade taxes.” Yet, Mont has consistently denied the allegations.
In an Instagram statement back in September 2021, she claimed, “To be clear, I’ve never stolen a weight. I haven’t received any money from those contracts, let alone I’ve never seen or had 3 billion pesos in my life.” She insisted she is “a TV host and a full time mom” and that “under no concept” did she belong to organized crime, framing her situation as an injustice intended to “shut me up.” Now, Mont remains in US custody pending immigration proceedings and any formal extradition process.
It’s a dramatic fall from grace for a woman who once sought the spotlight through a romantic gesture to a sports icon. While Brady has moved on to a new chapter in his life, Mont is stuck in a legal thriller that spans borders and billions. The internet is buzzing, not with nostalgia for the 2008 proposal, but with shock at the sheer scale of the alleged financial crimes. Whether she’s a victim of a husband’s scheme or a willing accomplice, the next chapter will be written in a courtroom, not on a red carpet.
