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Ecuadornews: Organized crime is the second offense for which former President Rafael Correa opened a preliminary investigation into the Office of the Prosecutor. The crime to investigate arises from a complaint filed by César Montúfar and would have to do with the corruption...

Ecuadornews: US financial adviser José Larrea pleaded guilty today in a court in Miami to participate in a money laundering and bribery scheme for ex-employees of the Ecuadorian state oil company, the South Florida District Attorney’s office announced today. Larrea, 40,...

After a four-hour hearing, Judge Francisco Mendoza, who operates in Samborondón-Guayas, suspended the preparatory trial proceeding against former Minister Iván Espinel. He is investigated for the alleged crime of laundering, which is followed by the Attorney General’s...

Ecuadornews: Rafael Correa, his vice president Jorge Glas, his interior minister José Serrano (notified as former president of the Assembly), his legal secretary Alexis Mera and the authorities who exercised control during his government, are investigated for organized crime. The...

Ecuadornews: When taking stock of Nicolás Maduro’s plan ‘Vuelta a la Patria’ to allow Venezuelans who emigrated to other Latin American countries to return, Venezuela’s communication secretary, Jorge Rodríguez, said many were swindled. He assured that many...

Ecuadornews: The producers asked Agrocalidad to declare the health emergency in the sector due to the spread of the plague. In addition there is concern about the low prices of the fruit. New varieties are already being investigated for cultivation. The situation of palm growers...

Ecuadornews: It is expected that this week will be formalized two more complaints for alleged extortion on the part of assembly members to their collaborators. Allegations of extortion to parliamentary assistants arise every day. The victims send their testimonies against...

Ecuadornews: A rarefied atmosphere is perceived. A little less than three months of possession, the Transitional Judicial Council (CJ) is already investigating possible acts of corruption and there are discrepancies that, in some cases, seem insurmountable, to the point that...

Ecuadornews: As a lesser evil, some unions say that the rise in diesel prices that the Government announced yesterday. Although the increase, which ranges between $ 0.10 and $ 0.25 per gallon, will have an effect, the impact will be minimal, compared to the one that had been...

Ecuadornews: A controversial bill was approved in mid-August by the National Assembly. César Montúfar said that this document is intended to release former Vice President Jorge Glas, who is in prison for corrupt for the crime of illicit association in the case of the Brazilian...