Star witness in $68M embezzlement scam murdered outside of Medellin

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Colombia Reports

Star witness in $68M embezzlement scam murdered outside of Medellin

written by Stephen Gill April 23, 2016

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 Aldemar was the business partner of the so-called “Junk Czar” James Francisco Arias and allegedly involved in an elaborate scam that defrauded the state out of ten of millions of dollars.

He died in hospital little more than a week after being shot in a restaurant in Envigado, a city bordering Medellin.

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Both sons of former Colombia president Alvaro Uribe, Thomas and Jeronimo are under investigation for their business dealings with the Junk Czar and possible implication in criminal activity.

Read more: http://colombiareports.com/star-witness-68m-embezzlement-scam-murdered-outside-medellin/

[forest444]

1. It can be risky to know too much in Colombia.

[ReRe]

2. Corruption...

... seems to have no borders. Greed and avarice dwells deep in the heart, mind and soul of psychopaths or sociopaths. Psychopaths sometimes kill to get their way; sociopaths don't kill, but play mind games and manipulate to get their way.

[Akicita]

3. Surprise, Surprise, Surprise.

[Helen Borg]

4. Odd wording... "has died following an assassination attempt"

Why not "has been assassinated"?

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

5. Because he might not have died of his gunshot wounds.

Y'know, sometimes bad things happen in hospitals. Wrong drug, too much drug, air in the hypodermic needle, crushed airway, pillow applied firmly to face, bad things like that.