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Montevideo, January 18th 2025 - 10:56 UTC

Tag: corruption

  • Wednesday, December 4th 2024 - 07:06 UTC

    Paraguay: Anti-corruption bill signed into law

    “Today we take a step that will make a difference in our path towards a more integral and just Paraguay,” said Peña

    Paraguayan President Santiago Peña Tuesday signed into law the so-called “National Regime of Integrity, Transparency and Prevention of Corruption of the Republic of Paraguay” during a ceremony in Asunción attended by dignitaries of the other two branches of Government.

  • Thursday, November 28th 2024 - 10:35 UTC

    Argentina: Neuquén Lt.Gov. suspended amid fraud scandal

    Ruiz's brother notoriously increased his income outside his salary

    The Legislature of the Argentine Patagonic province of Neuquén Wednesday suspended Lieutenant-Governor Gloria Ruiz by 29 votes in favor and 5 abstentions on moral grounds for a fraud involving her brother Pablo, whom she had appointed within the Legislative Branch.

  • Tuesday, October 22nd 2024 - 10:32 UTC

    Former Peruvian President Toledo gets 20 years in prison for corruption

    If Monday's conviction is upheld, Toledo, 78, would not be eligible to leave jail until the early 2040s

    Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo was sentenced Monday to over 20 years in jail for his involvement in the Odebrecht corruption scandal in which he was found to have received US$ 35 million in bribes for the construction by the Brazilian company of a road linking the two countries. The 78-year-old Toledo was deemed guilty of money laundering as well and disenfranchised for three years.

  • Friday, March 15th 2024 - 09:58 UTC

    Paraguay: US Ambassador warns against “coercive sectional interests”

    Ostfield attended the Paraguayan Police Academy graduation ceremony

    US Ambassador to Asunción Marc Ostfield Thursday urged the Paraguayan Police, the Attorney General's Office, and the Judiciary to be strong against the “influence of coercive sectional interests.” During his speech before President Santiago Peña at the Police Academy graduation ceremony, he also reiterated his country's support in the fight against corruption, organized crime, and impunity.

  • Tuesday, March 5th 2024 - 09:19 UTC

    Fight against corruption a priority for the US, Nephew tells Peña

    Nephew met with Peña in Asunción

    US Global Anti-Corruption Coordinator Richard Nephew told Paraguayan President Santiago Peña in Asunción on Monday that Washington would “continue to use a full range of tools to advance US priorities in anti-corruption activities, including strengthening capabilities in criminal justice and oversight of accountability institutions.”

  • Thursday, February 8th 2024 - 10:49 UTC

    Brazil's STF launches corruption probe against Transparency International

    Dias Toffoli questioned the NGO's ties with former Lava Jato Prosecutor Dallagnol, who jailed Lula da Silva in 2018

    Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) Justice António Dias Toffoli has launched a corruption probe against the Non-Government Organization (NGO) Transparency International after it sided with Deltan Dallagnol to create a foundation with the money from fines paid by companies that admitted to bribes to win contracts with the state-run oil company Petrobras.

  • Sunday, December 24th 2023 - 13:35 UTC

    Arrest of former Salvadoran President Alfredo Cristiani ordered

    Cristiani, 76, is said to be residing in Rome, Italy, but his current whereabouts are unknown

    A court in the Salvadoran city of San Francisco Gotera has issued a warrant for the arrest of former president Alfredo Cristiani (1989-1994) and some former lawmakers for their alleged involvement in the 1981 El Mozote massacre in which around 1,000 peasants were killed during the civil war (1980-1992).

  • Friday, August 11th 2023 - 09:12 UTC

    Ecuador: Six Colombians accused of killing presidential candidate; State of emergency and elections ratified

    Interior Minister Juan Zapata described the killing as a “political crime of a terrorist nature” aimed at sabotaging the August 20 presidential election

    Six people have been arrested in Ecuador late on Thursday in connection with the killing of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio following a political rally a day earlier.

  • Friday, August 4th 2023 - 10:35 UTC

    Colombian president under fire after son's money laundering admission

    President Gustavo Petro Urrgo and his son Nicolas

    Colombian President Gustavo Petro Urrgo insisted Thursday that he intends to remain in office until 2026 because he was elected by the people for such a commitment. The head of state made these remarks after his son Nicolás Petro Burgos admitted that his father's 2022 campaign had been financed with contributions from a questionable origin.

  • Friday, May 19th 2023 - 10:39 UTC

    Most of Brazil's STF justices vote to convict former President Collor

    Six judges have already voted in favor of sentencing Collor to over 33 years in jail

    A majority of Supreme Federal Court (STF) justices voted Thursday for the conviction of former senator and former president Fernando Collor for passive corruption and money laundering in a case of Operation Lava Jato, Agencia Brasil reported. So far, the score is 6 to 1 for conviction. After voting Thursday, the session was adjourned and will resume on May 24.

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