Former vice minister to jail over agriculture subsidy
Colombia’s former vice minister of Agriculture was sent to jail for his part in the AIS agriculture subsidy scandal that saw wealthy land and business owners receive large payments intended…
Colombia’s former vice minister of Agriculture was sent to jail for his part in the AIS agriculture subsidy scandal that saw wealthy land and business owners receive large payments intended…
The exiled former director of DAS, Maria del Pilar Hurtado, is suing the Colombian government for $275,500 for the inspector general’s decision to ban her from holding political office for…
The scandal-hit AIS agricultural subsidy program has returned under a new name with strict precautions to ensure the money is delivered to where its needed, Caracol Radio reported on Monday.…
The directors of disgraced Colombian construction company Nule Group, made 19 visits to the presidential palace, Casa de Nariño, between 2004 and 2007, with one further meeting in 2010. The…
The three directors of the Nule Group accepted on Friday charges of embezzlement, but pleaded not-guilty to all other charges in the Bogota public works corruption scandal. Brothers Manuel and…
Prosecutors solicited charges against ex-congressman Teodolindo Avendaño for allegedly falsifying documents to hide an illegal campaign contribution from disgraced ex-congresswoman Yidis Medina, El Espectador reported Friday. According to the anti-corruption…
Two more public officials have been implicated in the Bogota corruption scandal. The Inspector General’s Office has ordered the opening of an investigation against Ombudsman Francisco Rojas Birry and his…
Defence Minister Rodrigo Rivera has refused the offer of the Ministry of the Interior and Justice to transfer prisoners from the controversial Tolemaida military detention center to a civilian prison,…
Founding members of the paramilitary organization the AUC, brothers Vicente and Carlos Castaño, were trustees of Colombia’s drug enforcement agency the DNE for over 15 years, El Tiempo reported Wednesday.…