Uribe’s former press secretary and judicial aide charged over Supreme Court spying claims
The then-press secretary and judicial adviser of former Colombia President Alvaro Uribe were...
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Uribe’s cousin released from prison
Former Senator Mario Uribe Escobar, the cousin of former President Alvaro Uribe was released from prison Wednesday after serving four and a half years in prison for his ties to paramilitary organization AUC. The former President...
Uribe’s brother confirms plot to discredit Supreme Court
Santiago Uribe, brother of former President Alvaro Uribe, confirmed that his incarcerated cousin Mario was involved in a conspiracy to smear a Supreme Court judge who was investigating Uribe, reported Noticias Uno. According to...
Uribe’s to testify in bribery scandal against ex-paramilitary’s lawyer
Former President Alvaro Uribe will testify in the investigation into a smear campaign and bribery scandal involving top paramilitary chiefs and Uribe’s relatives, various Colombian media reported. Uribe is currently out of...
Ex-paramilitary testifies he was bribed to smear supreme court judge
A former paramilitary chief testified before court Tuesday that he was bribed to smear the Supreme Court judge in charge of investigating ties between politicians and paramilitary organization AUC. Ex-paramilitary chief Jose...
Supreme Court to investigate Mario Uribe’s ties with extradited drug trafficker
The Colombian Supreme Court has begun preliminary investigations into a further case against former Senator Mario Uribe Escobar, regarding ties to extradited drug trafficker Juan Carlos Sierra, alias “El Tuso,”...
Recordings prove Mario Uribe’s interference in former government
Mario Uribe, imprisoned former Senator and cousin of former President Alvaro Uribe, exerted his influence on key decisions made by his cousin’s former government, recordings leaked Monday showed. One of the undated...
Uribe’s cousin sentenced to 7.5 years for ‘parapolitics’
Mario Uribe, the cousin of former President Alvaro Uribe, was sentenced to seven years and six months in prison on Monday for his dealings with paramilitaries. Uribe, a former Senate president, was sentenced by the Criminal...
Uribe’s brother denies narco-trafficking links
The brother of former President Alvaro Uribe has denied the claims of an ex-paramilitary that he was involved in drug-trafficking, W Radio reported Friday. Santiago Uribe was accused by Juan Carlos Sierra, alias “El...
Mario Uribe: There were ‘zero paramilitaries’ in my life
Former Senator Mario Uribe claims that paramilitary leader Salvatore Mancuso is lying when he says the two had ties, and that there were no paramilitaries in Uribe’s life. Mario Uribe, who is on trial for alleged illegal...
Prosecutor general to investigate El Tuso allegations
The Prosecutor General’s Office ordered an investigation of three politicians and two former security forces heads over claims by extradited AUC member Juan Carlos Sierra, alias “El Tuso” that he held meetings...
