Prosecutors solicited charges against ex-congressman Teodolindo Avendaño for allegedly falsifying documents to hide an illegal campaign contribution from disgraced ex-congresswoman Yidis Medina, El Espectador reported Friday. According to the anti-corruption…
Ex-paramilitary leader Rodrigo Perez Alzate has accused ex-congresswoman Yidis Medina of being “personal friends” with many paramilitary bosses, reported CM& Thursday. Alzate, alias “Julian Bolivar,” who was the head of…
Former congresswoman Yidis Medina has been sentenced to four years and two months under house arrest for illegal enrichment. The Special Criminal Court in Bogota found Medina guilty of the…
Colombia’s Inspector General Alejandro Ordoñez announced Thursday that former Interior and Justice Minister Sabas Pretelt de la Vega has officially requested that bribery charges against him be dropped. “This morning…
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office summoned former Interior and Justice Minister Sabas Pretelt de la Vega to trial to face charges that he bribed congressmen to approve the 2006 re-election run…
Former congresswoman Yidis Medina on Monday denied former Minister Sabas Pretelt de la Vega’s claim that he did not attempt to bribe her to secure the re-election of then-President Alvaro…
Former Interior Minister Sabas Pretelt de la Vega fruitlessly tried to block a criminal investigation against him over the alleged bribery of congressmen to secure the 2006 re-election of then-President…
Former Colombian Interior Minister Sabas Pretelt de la Vega denies bribing congressmen to secure the 2006 re-election of then-President Alvaro Uribe, despite his conviction by the country’s Inspector General. In…
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe said that he is not worried about the corruption allegations against him since he considers them part of an effort to “discredit” his government and send…
