Colombia's chief prosecutor hiding foreign assets from tax collectors: report
by Adriaan Alsema September 26, 2018
Prosecutor General Nestor Humberto Martinez
Colombia’s chief prosecutor is hiding assets worth millions of dollars from his country’s tax office, local media reported Tuesday.
News website La Nueva Prensa reported published an investigation alleging that Prosecutor General Nestor Humberto Martinez is evading taxes by hiding his Spanish assets from tax office DIAN through a Panamanian law firm and a number of front companies in the Virgin Islands.
According to the newspaper, Martinez is hiding Spanish bank accounts and real estate property with a value of at least $3 million.
The latest scandal further sinks the credibility of the chief prosecutor, who is already under fire over of his role in the Odebrecht bribery scandal and the extradition of his anti-corruption chief to the United States.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/colombias-chief-prosecutor-hiding-foreign-assets-from-tax-collectors-report/
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