Leaked recordings suggest that Colombia’s national registrar helped cover up illegal campaign financing in the 2014 presidential elections. The recordings of conversations between far-right former presidential candidate Oscar Ivan Zuluaga…
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office announced corruption charges against former Finance Minister Oscar Ivan Zuluaga and former Transport Minister Cecilia Alvarez. Also included in the criminal charges is David Zuluaga, the…
Colombia’s foreign ministry recalled its ambassador from Guatemala on Monday over criminal accusations made against Defense Minister Ivan Velasquez. In a statement, the foreign ministry said ambassador Victoria Gonzalez was…
Colombia’s prosecution is under fire again after it closed a corruption investigation against the CEO of the country’s largest banking giant, which is embroiled in a bribery scandal. Banking conglomerate…
Politicians who received bribes from Brazilian engineering firm Odebrecht and Colombia’s banking giant Grupo Aval are allegedly trying to frame former President Juan Manuel Santos. The convicted former allies of…
Colombia’s prosecution should be investigating the alleged corruption of Colombia’s most powerful banker, but opened unrelated criminal investigations instead. In a press release, the prosecution implied in late February that…
Instead of investigating a powerful banker over his alleged role in the Odebrecht bribery scandal, Colombia’s prosecution is defending him, according to newspaper El Espectador. A judge ordered the investigation…
Colombia’s chief prosecutor hasn’t been in office for a month and is already neck-deep in trouble over organized crime and corrupt interests eroding his credibility. On Wednesday alone, Prosecutor General…
Colombia’s incoming deputy chief prosecutor resigned on Saturday, two days after his appointment and one day after former President Andres Pastrana requested his removal. Prosecutor General Francisco Barbosa announced the…