Bogota’s former mayor sentenced to 18 years for corruption
The former mayor of Colombia capital Bogota was sentenced to 18 years in prison Tuesday, weeks...
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Former Bogota mayor convicted for corruption
Years after being forced to leave office in one of the biggest corruption scandals in the history...
Bogota ex-mayor continues to stall corruption trial 4 years after arrest
Bogota’s former mayor, Samuel Moreno, managed to delay the start of his corruption trial for...
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...
More bad news for Bogota ex-mayor
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office announced Monday that former mayor of Bogota,...
Bogota’s jailed ex-mayor again denied bail
While awaiting trial for corruption allegations, the former mayor of Bogota, Samuel Moreno was denied bail Thursday. The ex-mayor has been waiting for his day in court since September 2011 after he was removed from office due to...
International campaign scandal embroils Bogota mayor
Colombia’s prosecutor general revealed evidence implicating the current mayor of Bogota in an international campaign finance scandal. The prosecutor general’s office reportedly submitted documents obtained from the...
New detention measures for ex-Bogota mayor
Not only is Samuel Moreno’s release request denied, but new security measures were put in place Tuesday for the ex-mayor who was recently charged with embezzlement and conspiracy. Former Bogota Mayor Moreno was denied his...
Ex Bogota mayor faces new corruption charges
Bogota’s jailed ex mayor faces two new charges against him amid claims of corruption during his time in office. Samuel Moreno, who was suspended from office in May of 2011 and arrested in September of the same year, faces...
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....
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...
