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Former governor accused of stealing funds raised to curb child mortality moved to Bogota
written by Taran Volckhausen July 19, 2017
A former Colombian governor of a poverty-stricken northern province, accused of financing her political campaign with funds raised to combat child mortality, has been moved to face trial in Bogota.
The public prosecutor said the former governor Oneida Pinto was moved because of risks of trial manipulation and alterations due to policial influence wielded by the disgraced former public servant in the the northern Guajira province.
Pinto was arrested earlier this year in Bogota on charges that her political campaign formed a “criminal enterprise” to embezzle $6.2 million in medical funds earmarked to combat an ongoing epidemic of child mortality in the province to support her campaign for governor.
In 2012, Pinto as mayor added $3.9 million to a program to supposedly curb child mortality. Investigators said that her team designated 10 coordinators who subcontracted out to around 1,600 people. These people, who lacked professional qualifications, each received around $400.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/former-governor-charged-stealing-funds-raised-curb-child-mortality-moved-bogota/
