A Bogota judge on Monday sentenced Colombia’s former vice minister of agriculture to ten years and three months house arrest for his role in the embezzlement of millions of dollars…
Colombia’s former President Alvaro Uribe said Saturday that former government officials facing corruption charges are subject to “criminal revenge” and “political persecution.” The former head of state referred primarily to…
Colombia’s Prosecuter General’s Office is to question 22 people about alleged irregularities in the awarding of $116 million in subsidies to flower growers, reported newspaper El Espectador. The 22 suspects…
Former Miss Colombia Valerie Dominguez said Friday her ex-boyfriend physically abused her and forced her to take part in a subsidy fraud for which she is on trial. Appearing before…
Colombia’s former Agriculture Minister Andres Felipe Arias finished his first day at trial Wednesday, facing embezzlement charges over his alleged role in the Agro Ingreso Seguro (AIS) corruption scandal. Colombia’s…
Former Miss Colombia Valerie Dominguez was indicted for embezzlement in agricultural corruption scandal Friday. Dominguez is charged with embezzlement and document falsification for her alleged participation in a corruption scandal…
Ex-Agriculture Minister Andres Felipe Arias has said that he will “respond to the call of justice,” following the Colombian prosecutor general’s request that he be put in jail while the…
The Prosecutor General has charged former Miss Colombia Valerie Dominguez and four members of her boyfriend’s family for involvement in the Agro Ingreso Seguro (AIS) scandal, local media reported Wednesday.…
Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has continued to maintain the innocence of ex-Agriculture Minister Andres Felipe Arias, implicated in the major ministry scandal regarding the misallocation of government funds. In…