Brazilian engineering firm Odebrecht is suing Colombia over profits it lost after the multinational was caught bribing public officials, local media reported Thursday. According to radio station Blu, the disgraced…
Colombia’s capital Bogota lost $500 million in funds meant to curb malnutrition.
Colombia’s chief prosecutor said Thursday that he will investigate three recently elected congressmen on election fraud charges. One of the politicians who allegedly paid money for votes, Senator-elect Aida Merlano…
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos and his predecessor, Alvaro Uribe, allegedly spent $19 billion on congressmen’s pet projects. The country’s comptroller general released a report on Thursday in which he…
Colombia’s emerald industry has had trouble cutting links with organized crime and violence. Decades after the “green wars” over control of the mines in eastern Colombia, the United States said…
Colombia will take to the polls again in September to seek the approval of far-reaching measures to curb corruption in Congress. The country’s senate on Tuesday ratified the proposal of…
Declassified US cables that were released Friday amplify claims that Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe was an associate of the now-defunct Medellin Cartel. In one cable, the US embassy informs the…
Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe isn’t the only unsavory character supporting Ivan Duque. The conservative presidential candidate can count on an army of questionable political figures. Duque’s political support team is…
Colombia’s former anti-corruption chief, who has admitted to bribing the country’s Supreme Court, was extradited on Thursday after a deal to cooperate with justice from the United States. The Drug…