Former Colombia senator sentenced to 14 years over $500M embezzlement scandal
A former opposition senator was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Monday after a judge ruled that...
Tag: Ivan Moreno
Corrupt senator stripped of power
A Colombian senator implicated in the Bogota corruption scandal of 2010 was stripped of power by the Council of State, officially barring him from holding office for 20 years. The dignity of Ivan Moreno Rojas, former senator and...
Bogota’s jailed former mayor denied freedom for 3rd time
A Colombian judge denied the freedom request of former Bogota Mayor Samuel Moreno Thursday ahead of his embezzlement trial. Moreno’s attorney argued that his client would not obstruct the judicial process leading up to his...
Jailed former Bogota mayor asks for release ahead of corruption trial
The defense for former Bogota Mayor Samuel Moreno requested his release from pre-trial detention a second time Wednesday ahead of his scheduled appearance in court on charges of extortion, bribery and embezzlement....
Ex-Bogota mayor denied freedom request
A Colombian judge has denied former Bogota mayor Samuel Moreno’s freedom request while standing trial for bribery, extortion and embezzlement, reported news agency Semana Thursday. The judge rejected the request, ruling...
Colombia’s Supreme Court appoints new president
Colombia’s Supreme Court named Javier Zapata Ortiz as its new president Tuesday. The native of Antioquia, who replaced Camilo Humberto Tarquino, is affiliated to the country’s Conservative. Ortiz graduated from...
Ex-senator Moreno banned from office for 20 years
Former Colombian senator Ivan Moreno has been banned from holding office for 20 years, hours after having a request to postpone his corruption trial rejected, reported Radio Caracol Friday. Moreno is charged with extortion,...
Ex-senator’s request to postpone corruption trial rejected
Colombia’s Prosecutor General has rejected a request from ex-senator Ivan Moreno to postpone his ongoing trial for corruption, reported Colombian media Friday. Responding to a letter from Moreno, who cited a lack of legal...
Brother of disgraced Bogota mayor called to trial over corruption scandal
Colombia’s Supreme Court called to trial Tuesday ex-senator Ivan Moreno, brother of jailed Bogota mayor Samuel Moreno, to face court over ongoing corruption charges. Moreno was allegedly involved in a major public works...
Colombian fiscal watchdog drops claim in Nule corruption trial
The Colombian Comptroller’s Office will drop its claim to be a victim in the corruption case of the Nule Group to avoid delaying the trial further. A judge ruled on Friday that neither the Comptroller’s Office nor the District...
Suspended Bogota mayor taken to prison
Suspended Bogota Mayor Samuel Moreno was escorted from a Bogota court room to La Picota prison on Friday, where he will stay until his trial on corruption charges. After three days considering the evidence, the judge ruled in...
Suspended Bogota mayor is escape risk: Prosecutor
The prosecution in the corruption case against Samuel Moreno asked the judge Tuesday to jail the suspended Bogota mayor while awaiting trial, claiming if he remains free he might escape, interfere with evidence or continue...
