Ten officials from Colombia’s tax authority DIAN were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of embezzling billions of dollars from tax payers.
El Tiempo reported earlier that day that Colombia’s Prosecutor General Office had identified current and formal officials who allegedly approved false tax returns worth $4.26 billion, or 10 percent of the nation’s annual sales tax collection.
Colombia’s judicial police (DIJIN) confirmed the arrest of ten DIAN officials involved in the alleged embezzling scheme.
The arrests coincide with President Juan Manuel Santos’ promise earlier this week to produce “great results” with his anti-corruption plan.
