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Supreme Court judge accepted money from senator: Colombias jailed anti-corruption chief
written by Adriaan Alsema September 20, 2017
In his first testimony since his June arrest, Colombia’s former anti-corruption chief said a Supreme Court justice received money from a senator investigated for ties to paramilitary groups.
Former top anti-corruption prosecutor Gustavo Moreno immediately began revealing alleged corruption practices carried out with members of Colombia’s high court after a plea bargain made with his former employer.
Recordings made by the United States’ Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) had incriminated Moreno and three Supreme Court justices.
. . .
In his first testimony before the Supreme Court, Moreno told how the court’s former president, Francisco Ricaurte, had received $190 thousand (COP550 million) of $690 thousand (COP2 billion) paid by Senator Musa Besaile (U Party).
More:
https://colombiareports.com/supreme-court-judge-accepted-money-senator-colombias-jailed-anti-corruption-chief/
