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Flopec raised a solution for 67 former workers

Ecuadornews: The company will rehire the separated personnel a year ago to operate 5 new vessels, but there are conditions. The Assembly discussed the situation. The 67 former employees of the Public Company Fleet Petrolera Ecuatoriana (Flopec), disengaged in May 2017 and...
Posted On 13 Sep 2018
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New cases of “tithes” arise in the National Assembly”

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...
Posted On 12 Sep 2018
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The Judiciary wobbles three months after being named

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...
Posted On 12 Sep 2018
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Industry abides diesel but expects another type of aid

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...
Posted On 12 Sep 2018
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Controversy over bill that could leave Jorge Glas free

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...
Posted On 12 Sep 2018
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Prosecutor opens previous investigation against Rafael Correa and other former officials in Odebrecht case

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...
Posted On 12 Sep 2018
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Consultant pleads guilty in US of plot of bribes to Petroecuador

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,...
Posted On 12 Sep 2018
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Iván Espinel faces a process for washing; He came with a shackle

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...
Posted On 12 Sep 2018
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Correa and its leadership, investigated for organized crime

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...
Posted On 12 Sep 2018
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Venezuela will sue Ecuador for being part of “a scam called the Venezuelan migrant crisis

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...
Posted On 12 Sep 2018
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