Ex-Bogota council member sentenced to 3 years for Bogota works corruption scandal
Andres Camacho, an ex-Bogota council member received a sentence of three years on Monday, for his...
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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....
Bogota businessmen convicted for embezzling $37M
The Superior Court of Bogota sentenced former directors of a major construction conglomerate to nearly 15 years in prison Thursday for embezzling money from a public infrastructure contract. Prosecutors accused the former...
Ex-senator sues Colombian government for lost wages
Former Colombian senator Ivan Moreno Rojas filed a lawsuit against the state for wages he did not receive after he was suspended from office and charged with extortion and bribery, according to newspaper El Espectador. In a...
Former Bogota mayor under investigation for embezzling $451M
Colombia’s Inspector General’s Office opened a second corruption investigation against former Bogota mayor Samuel Moreno Monday, this time for embezzling $451 million. The Office opened a disciplinary investigation...
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...
Ex-Bogota mayor sues state for firing him
Bogota’s ex-Mayor Samuel Moreno sues the Colombian state for damages after being removed from office and banned from public service for one year. According to reports, Moreno is asking the government for $101,340. Moreno...
Nule brother’s death threat against prison director caught on tape
One of three imprisoned Nule group construction tycoons was secretly recorded making death threats against Colombia’s national prison director. In a fit of rage following the removal of special privileges and luxury items,...
Colombian ex-governor receives incarceration order
The Colombian National Human Rights Unit ordered the incarceration of a former governor of Sucre Department Monday. Miguel Angel Nule Amin was last month caught trying to flee to the United States and is currently under hospital...
Convicted Nule brothers ‘receive death threats’
The convicted former directors of construction conglomerate Nule Group have allegedly received death threats for breaking of a code of silence during their trial, Colombian media reports. The law firm representing brothers...
Nule cousins sentenced to 7 years for Bogota embezzlement
The three directors of the construction conglomerate Nule Group were also fined $5.2M for siphoning off the money, which was given to them by Bogota’s Urban Development Institute for three public works projects. Their...
