[1] She was elected to represent Guayas Province as a candidate for the Democratic Left to the National Assembly in February 2021.

She was accused of taking bribes and on social media she blamed her staff for acting in her name without her knowledge.

[1] Investigations revealed that she had not made a tax return between 2016 and 2019 and that no record could be found for her university qualifications.

[2] Scarlett Lindao did become a member of Jimenez's team and she said she had paid $2,500 and that was only part of the $6,000 full price that had been demanded for her to get the job.

[2] She was banned from ever holding a public office and she replaced as a member of the National Assembly by Daniel Onofa Cárdenas who was her alternate.