Colombia coffee fund falls under accusations of fraud
The head of Colombia’s National Coffee Federation on Wednesday reportedly denounced producers for taking advantage of government subsidies by exercising extortion and fraudulent activities.
The head of Colombia’s National Coffee Federation on Wednesday reportedly denounced producers for taking advantage of government subsidies by exercising extortion and fraudulent activities.
Colombian authorities have begun investigating possible new developments in the country’s major health care scandal regarding fraudulent medical assistance applications, W Radio reported Thursday. A special investigation team from the…
A WikiLeaks cable revealed that the Organization of American States’ (OAS) considered the Agro Ingreso Seguro (AIS) scandal a “political red herring,” claiming the program was actually a “success,” while…
Victims of landslides caused by heavy rain in the area of Soacha, south of Bogota, will receive government subsidies. The Cundinamarca department, where Soacha is located, will give 150 subsidies…
Colombia’s Agriculture Minister Juan Camilo Restrepo said Tuesday that days before the end of his term, the administration of former President Alvaro Uribe ordered the transfer of $27 million (COP50…
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe on Tuesday called on President-elect Juan Manuel Santos’ incoming administration to defend the controversial agricultural subsidies program, known as AIS, “like lions,” LAFM reports. “The AIS…
Former agricultural minister and pre-election candidate Andres Felipe Arias is receiving election campaign funding from businesses that benefited from agricultural subsidies under the AIS scheme, Semana reported Saturday. Semana investigative…
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office followed the Inspector General’s lead Friday by also opening an investigation into the former and current Agricultural Ministers’ role in the AIS subsidies scandal. This decision…
The Colombian Comptroller General’s (CG) office followed the Inspector General’s (IG) lead by also opening an investigation into former Agricultural Minister Felipe Arias’ alleged role in the AIS subsidies scandal…