The Supreme Court Wednesday published a press release condemning Colombian President Alvaro Uribe’s criticisms of Magistrate Yesid Ramirez, who requested an investigation into allegations that the president’s son, Tomas Uribe, bribed…
Colombia’s Supreme Court sentenced former Conservative Party Senator Alirio Villamizar to nine years and nine months in jail for extortion, after he pressured a notary official to give him money in…
Colombia’s Prosecutor General will investigate allegations by retired Colonel Pedro Manuel Benavides of a plot to implicate Colombian President Alvaro Uribe’s brother Santiago Uribe in dealings with Antioquian paramilitaries. Benavides Tuesday…
Guillermo Valencia Cossio’s defense team presented a document to the court which allegedly undermines a key piece of evidence implicating the defendant in taking bribes from paramilitaries, reported El Espectador on…
Colombian Navy Commander Guillermo Barrera on Monday denied corruption allegations, claiming that a payment Colombian officials received from a German firm was a “commission” not a bribe. According to Barrera,…
Colombian news outlet RCN Radio alleges that New York prosecutor Harold Baer attempted to bribe an extradited Colombian to testify that retired Colombian Navy Admiral Gabriel Arango Bacci was involved…
A Gallup survey found that 20% of Colombian voters have been promised goods, money or work for their vote in national or local elections. Around one million voters reportedly received…
The Inspector General’s Office expressed concern that government employees pay private “contractors” to fund election campaigns, using public funds. “There are companies that sponsor parliamentary campaigns and then are hired…