US arrests former Bolivian minister for bribery, money laundering
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US accuses former Bolivian Interior Minister Arturo Murillo of receiving bribes from US company and individuals.
The United States has arrested a former cabinet minister in the interim government of Bolivia’s ex-president Jeanine Anez on bribery and money laundering charges. In a statement on Wednesday, the US Justice Department accused former Interior Minister Arturo Murillo and his ex-chief of staff, Sergio Mendez, “of receiving bribes paid by a US company and individuals to secure a Bolivian government contract”. The department accused the pair of “then using the US financial system to launder those bribes”.
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