Tag: Bogota corruption scandal
Bogota’s former mayor sentenced to 18 years for corruption
The former mayor of Colombia capital Bogota was sentenced to 18 years in prison Tuesday, weeks...
Former Bogota mayor convicted for corruption
Years after being forced to leave office in one of the biggest corruption scandals in the history...
Bogota ex-mayor continues to stall corruption trial 4 years after arrest
Bogota’s former mayor, Samuel Moreno, managed to delay the start of his corruption trial for...
Bogota mayoral candidate denies having known about $500M kickback scheme
Bogota mayoral candidate Clara Lopez has denied knowledge of a $500M embezzlement scandal that took place while she was the chief of staff of the Colombian capital’s former mayor, the now jailed Samuel Moreno. Weekly...
Central Colombia governor resigns amid corruption allegation
The governor of the central Colombian province of Cundinamarca resigned on Tuesday amid...
Former Colombia senator sentenced to 14 years over $500M embezzlement scandal
A former opposition senator was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Monday after a judge ruled that...
Top criminals throw lavish parties at Colombia’s high security prison
A convicted embezzler of millions in state funds has turned Colombia’s most important high...
Over 70 properties of politicians seized in Bogota public works corruption scandal
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office ordered the seizure of over 70 properties...
5 more congressmen implicated in Bogota’s $500M embezzlement scandal
The former health secretary of Colombia’s capital Bogota, investigated for taking part in a...
Colombia’s ambassador to OAS implicated in corruption scandal
Colombia’s ambassador to the OAS, Andres Gonzalez, has been linked to a corruption scandal...
Ex Bogota mayor faces new corruption charges
Bogota’s jailed ex mayor faces two new charges against him amid claims of corruption during his time in office. Samuel Moreno, who was suspended from office in May of 2011 and arrested in September of the same year, faces...
Former Colombian congressman sentenced to 8 years for corruption
A former Colombian lawmaker was sentenced to eight years and four months in prison Friday for accepting more than $275 thousand in bribes. Liberal Party politician and former Representative to the House German Olano was...
