Colombia’s congress close to another major corruption purge
Colombia could see a purge of corrupt congressman as at least six sitting lawmakers may have received help from corrupt Supreme Court magistrates to evade justice. The congressmen are on a…
Colombia could see a purge of corrupt congressman as at least six sitting lawmakers may have received help from corrupt Supreme Court magistrates to evade justice. The congressmen are on a…
A US federal judge ordered the extradition of Colombia’s former agriculture minister on Thursday. The former official’s attorneys vowed to appeal the decision. The extradition had been requested by Colombia…
The Colombian Supreme Court justice suspected of taking bribes to suspend the arrest warrant of a now-fugitive senator has taken a leave of absence, local media reported Tuesday. Justice Gustavo…
Colombia’s Supreme Court warranted the arrest of a senator accused of bribing the top court, only to find the politician appears to have gone into hiding. Senator Musa Besaile (U…
The former chief justice of Colombia’s Supreme Court prostituted justice and should be in jail for posing a threat to society, the prosecution argued after the shock arrest of the…
Colombian police have arrested the local director of operations for Portuguese retailer Jeronimo Martins on charges of corruption, the company said on Thursday, adding it had reported the executive to…
The attorneys of Colombia’s former education minister accused an opposition activist of harassment after he had asked the politician in New York why she had failed to appear at a…
The former chief justice of Colombia’s Supreme Court was arrested Wednesday for his alleged role in a corruption scandal that has the country’s judicial system shaken to its foundations. Justice…
In his first testimony since his June arrest, Colombia’s former anti-corruption chief said a Supreme Court justice received money from a senator investigated for ties to paramilitary groups. Former top…