At 5:55 am on Wednesday, November 9 last, CTI agents He came from the prosecutor’s office to the luxurious Grattacielo building in Barranquilla and went straight to the 17th floor.
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There they read him his rights and were caught. Delvis Sugey to Medina Herrera. This is one of the well-known brains of the famous Elite International SAS payroll scam, in which nearly 6,000 families lost more than 1.6 billion pesos.
For many, the woman who was the ex-wife of former congressman Roberto José Herrera – arrested; because they were awaiting the start of pre-trial hearings against him and the others involved.
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However, the Prosecutor’s Office Specialized Directorate of Anti-Money Laundering decided to take action in the face of devastating evidence that would prove that the money was not fraudulent.While Medina and her ex-husband went bankrupt, her assets were bought, stored and transferred to enter the financial system”..
announced on Thursday Expert prosecutor 40, César Nucira, at the hearing to legalize the capture of Medina and three other women, whom he also mentioned about the former congressman.
Second, the former representative of Magdalena for the party Unfortunately, Colombia has yet to admit before the Supreme Court that it used its position to interfere with contracts in the departments of Magdalena and Bolivar.
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As he himself admits, he has allied with at least 14 contractors and individuals, raising millions of dollars through them, which illegally increased his assets. For more than 11,000 million pesos. Medina was Herrera’s wife when the events under investigation occurred.
For the Supreme Court, this web of corruption is like the web that Senator Mario Castaño was behind bars. But it equates to Elite payroll scam.
EL TIEMPO accessed the file and found that the other three had been compromised last Wednesday. –Marie Esther Vélez Araújo, Olga Lucía Pertuz García and Vilma Esther Pertuz García– they would be involved in the concealment of payroll loot.
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The prosecution even demanded that in addition to the legalization of seizures, searches of the houses where they were found should be legalized. 655 million pesos in cash, title deeds and the names of companies that will be tied to the ex-congressman’s ex-wife.
In the kitchen drawer of Medina’s apartment they found deed of a property in Guamal (Magdalena), promises to sell, and 68 pages.
Other women’s titles were also confiscated. the name of a valuation firm was read and next to it: Delvis Medina.
In addition, lease of goods, cash transfer, purchase agreements number of cattle and names of at least five properties such as El Olivo, Nueva Esperanza, Casa de Palma and Todos No Van.
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At the end of this edition, the hearing to legalize the arrests and charges was pre-arranged: money laundering, illegal enrichment and criminal conspiracy. The defense of the captured women opposed the legalization of the seized material.
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