MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexican news media are reporting that kidnappers have freed former presidential candidate Diego Fernandez de Cevallos after seven months in captivity.

The Associated Press has contacted prosecutors, police, a relative of the politician and an employee of his law firm, but none has been able to confirm the information.

Fernandez de Cevallos is a top Mexican political power broker who ran unsuccessfully for president in 1994.

He has been missing since May 15, when his vehicle was found near his ranch in the central state of Queretaro.

His is one of the most brazen kidnappings in Mexico, where criminals target the rich and powerful -- but usually not power brokers of his level.

Mexico's Televisa television network reported early Monday that Ferdandez had been released and was at his home.

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