Colombia’s prosecutor general issued an indictment against former Interior Minister Sabas Pretelt for allegedly offering bribes to government officials to win support for the 2006 re-election of President Alvaro Uribe, reports…
Colombia’s Prosecutor General Thursday ordered a preliminary investigation into Inspector General Alejandro Ordoñez’s allegedly irregular handling of the “Yidispolitica” scandal, reports La F.M. Prosecutor General Guillermo Mendoza, currently under investigation…
Former DMG executive Marco Antonio Bastidas Beltran was sentenced to 13 years and six months in jail for money laundering and giving and receiving bribes, RCN Radio reported Wednesday. A…
Lawmakers of coalition party Cambio Radical threaten to leave the party if party president German Vargas Lleras does not give them money, Vargas Lleras confirmed Monday. Vargas Lleras, confirmed that…
Former paramilitary chief Freddy ‘El Aleman’ Rendon Herrera told the Supreme Court that not only did he fund and support politicians in Colombia’s Choco department, but also lent them money…
Attorney General Alejandro Ordoñez suspended Senator Alirio Villamizar from his duties and opened a disciplinary investigation against him for his role in the notary scandal. The suspension, which will last…
Former senator Ruben Dario Quintero will become the second former congressman to be tried by Colombia’s Supreme Court, following accusations of receiving bribes from demobilized paramilitary warlord Freddy ‘El Aleman’…
The president of Colombia’s Supreme Court of Justice announced that it is possible that more arrest warrants will be issued as part of Colombia’s notary scandal. According to judge Augusto…
A high official of Colombia’s State Council was arrested Monday by Prosecutor General agents for allegedly peddling influence in the Council of State. At the same time, a disciplinary investigation…