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Peru’s former president and wife sentenced to 15 years in prison for Odebrecht-linked money laundering scheme
Ollanta Humala was found guilty of laundering illicit funds from the troubled Brazilian construction company for his ...
Latin Times1d
Cartels Are Making More Money from Gold Than Drugs Thanks to Legal Loopholes, Experts Say
Organized crime groups are mining or stealing gold in Latin America and using it to quietly fund operations around the world, ...
InSight Crime1d
What Is Behind the Explosion in Grenade Use in Colombia’s Capital City?
A series of recent grenade attacks around various parts of Colombia’s capital city of Bogotá is the latest sign of an uptick ...
Peruvian court sentences former President Humala and wife to 15 years for money laundering
A Peruvian court has sentenced former President Ollanta Humala and his wife, Nadine Heredia, to 15 years in prison for ...
Amendment to Peru law raises fears of Amazon rainforest destruction
The amendment eliminates the requirement that landowners or companies get state authorization before converting forested land ...
InSight Crime2d
Organized Crime Cashes In on Record Gold Prices
A Q&A with Julia Yansura from FACT Coalition on how criminal groups capitalize on this multibillion-dollar industry and what ...
4 things to know about the young conservative anti-crime president of Ecuador who was just re-elected
Ecuador re-elected President Daniel Noboa to a four-year term. What to know about the pro-President Donald Trump conservative taking on cartel violence.
Daniel Noboa is reelected Ecuador’s president by voters weary of crime
Ecuadorian voters weary of crime reelected President Daniel Noboa, a conservative young millionaire with a divisive ...