Tag: Tomas Uribe
Colombia’s ruling party hoping Uribe’s son can prevent downfall?
The far-right party of Colombia’s President Ivan Duque seems to hope that the son of former...
Star witness in $68M embezzlement scam murdered outside of Medellin
A key witness in a multi-million dollar scrap metal embezzlement scam in which the sons of former President Alvaro Uribe have been implicated, has died following an assassination attempt, local media reported Friday. Jose...
Sons of former President Uribe defend tax haven
The sons of former President Alvaro Uribe Friday defended their use of an offshore tax haven, revealed in records obtained by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). “We created a company in the...
Uribe travels to US for birth of grandchild
Former President Alvaro Uribe travelled to San Francisco Tuesday for the birth of his grandchild, according to W Radio. Colombia’s head-of-state between 2002 and 2010 is expecting a grandchild from his son Tomas, who has...
Colombia investigates plans to kill key ‘para-economy’ witness
Colombian prosecutors have said there exists a plot to kill a key witness in investigations against top businessmen and sons of former President Alvaro Uribe, newspaper El Espectador reported Tuesday. According to the...
Uribe’s son to be absolved of corruption charges
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office announced Monday it will drop corruption charges against the son of former President Alvaro Uribe. Tomas Uribe, the former President’s eldest son, faced charges of using...
Tomas Uribe denies role in Nule Group corruption scandal
The son of ex-President Alvaro Uribe admitted to meeting with a director of the Nule group who is being prosecuted for corruption in a public works scandal, but insisted the meetings were casual and social. Tomas Uribe Moreno...
Investigation requested into Uribe family’s alleged paramilitary ties
Colombia’s Justice and Peace commission requested an investigation into ties between ex-President Alvaro Uribe and violent paramilitaries. The commission wants to investigate ties between Uribe’s sons and former...
Congressman publishes photo of Uribe’s sons with paramilitary
Colombian congressman Ivan Cepeda said Wednesday he has recently submitted evidence that suggests former president Alvaro Uribe’s two sons had ties with former paramilitaries. Cepeda wrote on his blog that he recently...
Uribe family clashes with columnist over controversies
Former President Alvaro Uribe and his son Tomas began a Twitter offensive against leftist Semana columnist Leon Valencia Sunday after a column implicating the former president’s sons in 12 scandals. According to Uribe,...
Uribe’s sons respond to ‘parapolitics’ accusations
Two sons of former President Alvaro Uribe responded to accusations Wednesday from demobilized paramilitary leader, “El Canoso,” that they met with a former mayor accused of “parapolitics.” In a report...
Former officials to testify in Tomas Uribe bribery case
Several former government officials have been called to testify against the son of Alvaro Uribe who is accused of having offered bribes to secure his father’s re-election in 2006. Among those called to testify is Bernardo...
