Colombia’s ambassador to OAS implicated in corruption scandal
Colombia’s ambassador to OAS implicated in corruption scandal
posted by Adriaan Alsema
Jun 24, 2013
Colombia’s ambassador to the OAS, Andres Gonzalez, has been linked to a corruption scandal over the fraudulent granting of public works projects in the country’s capital Bogota, Noticias Uno reported Sunday.
According to the newscast, both Gonzalez and Colombia’s ambassador to Panama, Angela Benedetti, are under investigated for their alleged involvement in what’s been called the “contract carousel,” a corruption scandal involving the payment of major bribes to politicians and administration officials in return to the granting of large public works projects to companies.
An unidentified witness in the case reportedly said that Gonzalez illegally received more than $250,000 in cash to finance his successful 2007 campaign to become governor of the Cundinamarca.
Benedetti, the sister of Senator Armando Benedetti, allegedly received little more than $50,000 in cash for her campaign for the Bogota council in the same year.
More:
http://colombiareports.com/colombias-ambassador-to-oas-implicated-in-corruption-scandal/
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