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‘Parapolitics’ senator’s lawyer gets 3 years for attempted bribery

Bogota’s High Tribunal has confirmed a 36 month prison sentence for the lawyer of an ex-senator charged with “parapolitics,” for attempted bribery of a key witness, Colombian media reported Wednesday. The...

‘Parapolitics’ senator’s lawyer allegedly caught on tape bribing witness

The lawyer of former Colombian Senator Luis Alberto Gil was caught on video apparently bribing a witness to testify in favor of his client, El Espectador reported Tuesday. The video, which was recorded at an airport in Virginia,...

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