Archivos de etiqueta: corrupción
República Dominicana – Se profundiza la investigación sobre corrupción
Two Dominican legislators with links to betting businesses have admitted to having paid bribes on a monthly basis to former officials from the gambling regulatory body. According to the Public Ministry, corrupt officials took in around US400k a month in a scheme which all took place under the protection of the then Minister of Finance….
República Dominicana – Altos funcionarios arrestados en caso de corrupción en el juego
Un conocido ex candidato presidencial y tres ex funcionarios han sido acusados de malversación de casi 350 millones de dólares y financiación ilegal de campaña. El caso, denominado Operación Calamar por la Fiscalía Especializada en Persecución de la Corrupción Administrativa (Pepca), involucra a Gonzalo Castillo, exministro de Obras Públicas que anteriormente se postuló como candidato presidencial…
Bolivia – Eight year prison sentence handed down over lottery corruption case
The First Anti-Corruption Sentencing Court of La Paz has handed down an eight year prison sentence to the former Minister of Health, Sonia Polo, who held office during the government of Evo Morales. Polo is accused of the alleged crime of executing resolutions or orders contrary to the constitution for extending a contract in favour of…
Perú – Estalla el escándalo del arreglo de partidos en el fútbol peruano
The Carlos Stein football club had dismissed eight players from the squad on suspicion of links with bookmakers and match fixing. Brandon Palacios, a team player broke the story to local press: “It’s a sensitive issue because they are saying that there are people involved in betting, they are people I know and have a…
Paraguay – Diputado culpa a la junta de juegos de azar por la falta de efectivo para los más desfavorecidos
La diputada paraguaya Celeste Amarilla criticó a la Comisión Nacional del Juego (Conajzar) por no proporcionar recursos suficientes para el sector salud y quienes enfrentan dificultades económicas. El legislador destacó la falta de recursos con los que cuenta la Dirección de Beneficencia y Asistencia Social (DIBEN), y el Fondo Nacional de Recursos Colectivos para la Salud…
México – El escándalo de corrupción de dinero por licencias vincula a España y México
The Spanish National Police are investigating a number of allegedly illegal payments to the daughter of ex president of Mexico Ana Cristina Fox de la Concha from Jordi Pujol Ferrusola, the eldest son of former President of the Catalan Government. The payments are at the centre of a ‘cash for licences’ scandal gripping the Mexican…
