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Chile faces biggest corruption scandal in recent history

Published on: October 7, 2024
16:38

Santiago, Chile, Oct 7 (Prensa Latina) Chilean Government Spokeswoman Camila Vallejo on Monday described the “Audios Affaire”, which involves figures from the judiciary, business community and right-wing politicians, as the country’s biggest corruption scandal in recent history.

Argentine Senate special session after salary scandal

Published on: August 22, 2024
07:41

Buenos Aires, Aug 22 (Prensa Latina) The Argentine Senate will host a special session to reverse an increase in legislators' allowances, which sparked strong criticism and disagreements within the Government.

FA considers insufficient Pablo Iturralde resignation

Published on: May 24, 2024
14:40

Montevideo, May 24 (Prensa Latina) The Frente Amplio considered insufficient the resignation of the president of the National Party, Pablo Iturralde, who is the visible head of a scandal linked to former Ssenator Gustavo Penadéz, imprisoned and indicted for sexual crimes.

Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry denies alleged Noboa scandal in Spain

Published on: March 21, 2024
15:06

Quito, Mar 21 (Prensa Latina) The Foreign Ministry of Ecuador denied having received any communication from the government of Spain for an alleged disrespectful attitude of President Daniel Noboa during his visit to that country last January.

Senator questions Lacalle Pou’s responsibility in scandal in Uruguay

Published on: November 2, 2023
12:42

Montevideo, Nov 2 (Prensa Latina) The senator and leader of the Cabildo Abierto (CA) party, Guido Manini, asked President Luis Lacalle on Thursday for explanations about his responsibility in the scandal involving top government officials.

Puerto Rico Bank in bribery scandal fined 15M dollars by FinCen

Published on: September 16, 2023
08:23

San Juan, Sep 16 (Prensa Latina) The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCen) from the United States imposed a USD million fine against Bancrédito for violating the Bank Secrecy Act in Puerto Rico for seven years.

Former Salvadoran president denies links to scandal

Published on: August 10, 2023
10:31

San Salvador, Aug 10 (Prensa Latina) Former Salvadoran President Mauricio Funes denied having links to the scandal involving the former national security advisor of President Nayib Bukele and former Congressman Erick Garcia.

Brazil: Bolsonaro is in scandal for use and abuse of resources

Published on: July 6, 2023
10:26

Brasilia, Jul 6 (Prensa Latina) Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro faces another scandal after it was revealed that his family used and abused Brazilian Air Force (FAB) planes for private engagements that had nothing to do with the government.

Three Brazilian wineries involved in a slave labor scandal

Published on: March 10, 2023
17:01

Brasilia, Mar 10 (Prensa Latina) The wineries Aurora, Garibaldi and Salton, deeply involved in slave labor in Brazil, will have to pay a $ 1.3 million fine for individual and collective moral damages.

Europe: The threads of corruption

Published on: December 31, 2022
09:09

Moscow, Dec 31 (Prensa Latina) After giving moral lessons to the world and to some of its members, the European Parliament (EP) is facing a corruption scandal with the possibility of dozens of other deputies being involved in it.

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