Colombia

Bernardo “Ñoño” Elías Under Investigation: What Final Convictions Does He Have, What Penalties Has He Accumulated, and Why Is Odebrecht’s Key Senator in Colombia Still Free?

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Bernardo Miguel Elías Vidal was a senator for the Partido de la U and an electoral strongman in Córdoba. He is the Colombian politician with the most comprehensive judicial record in the Odebrecht case. He has three final convictions from the Supreme Court of Justice: two for bribes from the Brazilian construction company and one … Read more

Luis Fernando Andrade Under Investigation: Which Sanctions Are Final, Which Lawsuits Are Still Pending, and What Has Not Been Proven in the Case File of the Former Director of the ANI

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Luis Fernando Andrade Moreno stepped down as president of the consulting firm McKinsey in Colombia. He headed the National Infrastructure Agency (ANI) from 2011 to 2017. He is the official with the highest technical profile implicated in the Odebrecht scandal on the Ruta del Sol. His case file includes three disciplinary sanctions from the Attorney … Read more

Roberto Prieto Under Investigation: What Sentence He Served, What Sanctions Are in Place Against Him, and What He Is Accused of Again in 2026 in Connection with the Odebrecht Case

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José Roberto Prieto Uribe was the manager of Juan Manuel Santos’s reelection campaign in 2014. He is one of the Colombian political operatives facing the most legal proceedings in connection with the Odebrecht and Ruta del Sol scandals. He served a five-year prison sentence. The Attorney General’s Office barred him from holding public office for … Read more