EL TIEMPO exclusively announced this weekend the surrender of a well-known aviation businessman in Colombia. To the justice of the United States on June 8th.
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This newspaper has obtained documents stating that he admitted to drug trafficking charges. He was summoned to appear in mid-district court in Tampa, Florida, at 9:30 a.m. on October 17 to determine his legal status. Meanwhile, he remains held in the Pinellas County Jail in the same state.
The case comes as the company of which the pilot is a part – Ibagué Air Society (Sadi SAS) – appears to be providing services to politicians from different walks of life and also the National Electoral Council (CNE) has become important. He included the company in the investigations carried out on the accounts of the Petro Presidente campaign.
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It’s about the pilot Carlos Eduardo Restrepo Osorio, whom EL TIEMPO previously announced that FBI and DEA agents were interested in locating in order to link him to the cocaine shipment seized on May 23, 2021. On a small plane taking off from Guaymaral and landing at Providencia airport.
Federal agents were asking about the connection between that shipment and a network of active and retired police officers.It transports cocaine to the United States via Honduras.
But, This newspaper found that there are other issues that federal agencies are interested in investigating in this case. These range from flights to Venezuela to the affairs of an heiress and the nature of a former and powerful drug trafficker. From Cundinamarca.
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Moreover, Verify versions of a cash contribution of about 1.5 billion pesos made to someone close to a politician.
EL TIEMPO also revealed video of the moment they loaded drugs onto the plane that crashed in Providencia. Restrepo Osorio’s surrender was very important. Some even claim that he appears on the recording.
EL TIEMPO’s statement regarding the surrender of Restrepo Osorio He influenced various sectors of politics and the customers of his family’s airline.
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In fact, in addition to providing services to the Petro campaign, the air carrier appears to be providing pseudo-services to the campaigns of Historic Pact congressmen.
This is stated in the accounts registered on the official platform called Clear Accounts, where the Restrepo-affiliated airline included in its reports congressmen Iván Cepeda, María José Pizarro, Piedad Córdoba, Alexandre López Maya, Pedro Flórez and others. There are also those of former congressmen Roy Barreras and Gustavo Bolivar.
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EL TIEMPO tried to locate some of them on Saturday. This Sunday, former Senator Barreras stated that he had never traveled with this airline in their network. “In terms of public opinion and general interest: I have NEVER used this company. This is the first time I hear of its existence. I will ask the authorities to verify whether there are any records of services paid in my name with my signature or authorization. I CAN’T BE. I’ve never used these and didn’t recognize them. Any impersonation or misuse of my name in false registrations should be investigated!“
Senator Iván Cepeda shared: “Ladies and Gentlemen, EL TIEMPO: I respectfully request that you correct the information in this article: I have never used a privately owned aircraft service in my political life or campaign. Please correct this incorrect statement“.
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TIME He contacted Senator Cepeda, who explained why it appeared on his campaign accounts and those of other transit service friends. Provided by Sadi SAS.
“Due to the dynamics of being a closed list, I don’t know why the campaign manager decided to have each campaign member arbitrarily decide on the items. I have no affiliation with this company and have never traveled with them even once.. “I never traveled to any of these companies, at the time I was suffering from cancer and undergoing chemotherapy, so I did not travel during the campaign,” Senator Cepeda told EL TIEMPO.
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another member Historic Pact agreed with Senator Cepeda that Historic Pact’s campaign manager, Guillermo Alfonso Jaramillo, was the one who distributed these payments to the top 10 on the list; therefore they also take part in the services of Sadi, Piedad Córdoba and María José. Pizarro and they will ask you to explain what happened.
One of the aviation company’s businesses is providing flight services to politicians and it even has a photo gallery on the website, which also includes television presenters.
You can see the current governor in one of these photos and in the back you can see First Lady Verónica Alcocer and President Gustavo Petro’s eldest son, Nicolás Petro..
The person in the photo announced that he was not traveling either and that he was preparing a statement on the subject.
images In addition, other services offered by the company, such as the maintenance of helicopters, taxis and air ambulances, are also covered; The second one was contracted by the Petro Presidente campaign. during the first and second rounds.
Someone close to Restrepo and the company Sadi SAS He told EL TIEMPO that the CNE did not call them and that they did not know the version of Restrepo’s surrender. In the United States.
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Actually, They stated that they did not know if he was still listed as a shareholder.
In the case of the Historical Pact, this is the only campaign in which the CNE verified company invoices.
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