US authorities order recapture of Colombia ex-minister
US authorities order recapture of Colombia ex-minister
written by Jamie Vaughan Johnson March 1, 2017
US authorities on Monday requested a warrant for the arrest of Colombia’s former agriculture minister amid concerns that he wants to flee to evade criminal prosecution in Colombia.
Andres Felipe Arias a.k.a. “Little Uribe” who is facing a 17 year sentence for embezzling funds worth over $20 million meant for poor farmers was arrested in the US in August last year but later was released on bail.
Wilfredo Ferrer, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida released a seven page letter dated February 27, requesting the arrest of Arias citing the high risk of the ex-minister skipping the country.
“Consequently, the Government respectfully requests that the Court order the arrest of Arias Leiva or, in the alternative, that the Court order that his bail conditions be consolidated, ” states the document.
http://colombiareports.com/us-authorities-order-recapture-colombia-ex-minister/
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He's in Miami, naturally.