Migrant wanted in Columbia arrested in Newark
NEWARK, N.J. — A Colombian national with an outstanding criminal warrant in his home country was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement earlier this month, ICE officials announced Monday. Ludwin Quintero-Rojas,…
Colombian president welcomes first plane load of deported criminals from U.S.
BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA — Colombian President Gustavo Petro personally welcomed a group of deported Colombian nationals arriving from the United States early Monday morning aboard a presidential plane. The arrival followed Petro’s decision…
Two Colombian nationals plead guilty in massive cocaine smuggling operation to the U.S.
TAMPA, Fla. — Two Colombian men have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to import cocaine into the United States, following a years-long investigation into an international drug trafficking network, U.S. Attorney Roger B.…
Colombian man charged in $66 million Ponzi scheme targeting hundreds of investors
MIAMI — Efrain Betancourt, Jr., 36, a Colombian citizen, was arrested last week upon entering the United States and charged with orchestrating a $66 million Ponzi scheme through his South Florida payday…
Time for a rate cut? Colombian analysts divided over cenbank’s next move
By Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA (Reuters) – There is no consensus among analysts as to whether Colombia’s central bank board members will cut the key interest rate or hold it in the next…
Colombian Man Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy
BOSTON – A Colombian man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to money laundering. Luis Fernando Galindo-Ramos, 55, pleaded guilty to money laundering conspiracy, laundering of monetary instruments and engaging in…
Colombian fashion designer pleads guilty to illegally importing caiman and python skin into the United States
MIAMI – Gzuniga Ltd., and its founder, Nancy Teresa Gonzalez de Barberi, 70, entered guilty pleas today to federal charges arising from the illegal importation of merchandise made from wildlife into the…
Colombian President proposes Latin American alliance to transform ‘war on drugs’
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian President Gustavo Petro proposed on Saturday an alliance between Latin American countries to bring a unified voice to the fight against drug trafficking, by recognizing drug consumption as…
Colombian ex-soldier pleads guilty in plot to kill Haitian president
By Sarah Morland (Reuters) – A retired Colombian army officer pleaded guilty in a U.S. court on Thursday to conspiring and supporting a plot to kill Haitian President Jovenel Moise, shot dead…
Colombian conglomerate Grupo Aval, subsidiary settle charges of violating US law
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Colombian conglomerate Grupo Aval and its bank subsidiary will pay over $80 million to settle charges of violating anti-corruption laws, U.S. authorities said on Thursday. The…
Brazil’s GPA again rejects Colombian tycoon’s bid to buy 51% of Exito
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian retailer GPA said on Thursday its board rejected a second offer from Colombian billionaire Jaime Gilinski to acquire a 51% stake in its subsidiary Almacenes Exito. In…
Colombian tycoon makes offer for Exito stake held by Brazil’s GPA
(Reuters) – Brazilian retailer GPA announced it received a new offer from Colombian billionaire Jaime Gilinsky to buy part of GPA’s stake in its Colombian subsidiary Almacenes Exito, GPA said in a…
Colombian children who survived five weeks in jungle released from hospital
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Four Colombian Indigenous children who survived a plane crash in the country’s Amazon region and lived for more than five weeks in the jungle have been released from hospital…
FARC dissidents and Colombian government reach agreement to begin peace talks
(Reuters) – Colombia’s government has reached an agreement to begin peace talks with a faction of dissident Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels who rejected a 2016 peace agreement, according to…
Russian court sentences Colombian man to 5 years in prison for ‘fake news’
(Reuters) – A Colombian man has been sentenced to five years and two months in prison for spreading “fake news” about the actions of Russian armed forces in Ukraine in a rare…
Flights returning Colombian migrants from US border to restart from next week
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Flights returning Colombians found by immigration officers at the U.S. border with Mexico to their home country will resume beginning next week, Colombia’s migration agency said on Friday. The…
FARC dissident group says to start peace talks with Colombian government in May
By Julia Symmes Cobb BOGOTA (Reuters) – Dissident FARC rebels who rejected a landmark peace agreement in 2016 said on Sunday they are ready to set up a dialogue with the government…
Biden to host Colombian President Petro on April 20 -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden will host a bilateral meeting with Colombian President Gustavo Petro, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement on Friday. “I am grateful to President…
Colombian green, benchmark bonds likely this year -finance minister
By Jorgelina do Rosario and Rodrigo Campos WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Colombia is looking to issue a green bond before the end of 2023, likely in dollars, and could tap traditional credit markets…
Colombian economy headed to more sustainable growth path, IMF says
(Reuters) -Colombia’s economy is currently undergoing a transition toward a more sustainable growth path, the International Monetary Fund said Thursday, highlighting tightened macroeconomic policies, slowing global growth and higher borrowing costs. A…
Colombian president suspends ceasefire with criminal group
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Sunday said he had suspended a ceasefire with the Clan del Golfo, the country’s largest criminal organization, because it had attacked police. “I have…
Colombian airline Viva Air weighs local restructuring process
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Low-cost Colombian airline Viva Air has voluntarily started a local debt restructuring process, the company said late on Friday, as it awaits authorization of its merger with Avianca airlines.…
Ecuador top drug trafficker captured in Colombian border city -police
QUITO (Reuters) – One of Ecuador’s most wanted drug traffickers, accused of having close ties with Mexican drug cartels, was captured in a Colombian city close to the border between the two…
Colombian military spots balloon-like object in its airspace
(Reuters) – A day before a U.S. military jet shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon, Colombia’s military confirmed a sighting over its territory of an airborne object similar to a balloon.…
Colombian cartel leader Otoniel pleads guilty to U.S. drugs charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The leader of a prominent Colombian criminal group pleaded guilty on Wednesday to U.S. drug trafficking charges, court records showed. Dairo Antonio Usuga David, better known as Otoniel,…
Accused Colombian cartel leader Otoniel to change plea in U.S. drug case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The accused leader of a prominent Colombian criminal group plans to change his plea in a U.S. drug trafficking case after pleading not guilty last May, records in…
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