A former Bogota official jailed on corruption charges said he will fight the conviction as he began serving an 8-year sentence. Francisco Rojas Birry, a former Bogota ombudsman and prominent indigenous politician, received...
A Bogota judge sentenced ex-Bogota ombudsman Francisco Rojas Birry to eight years in jail for corruption, W Radio reported Friday. Francisco Rojas Birry was found guilty of receiving $110,000 from William Suarez, a former...
Colombia’s Attorney General dismissed Bogota’s former ombudsman and barred him from government service for 12 years Wednesday, reported local media. Francisco Rojas Birry is charged with receiving $112,000 in illegal...
The former head of Colombian pyramid scheme DMG testified Wednesday that Bogota’s current ombudsman accepted $110,000 in bribes from him in 2008. David Murcia Guzman, former head of a Colombian pyramid scheme that...
The current ombudsman of Bogota, Francisco Rojas Birry, has been accused of courting the support of paramilitaries in his 1998 senate election campaign, Caracol reported Thursday. Rojas Birry, who is also presently under...
