Apr 03 2024
Alba Luz Flórez Gélvez, also known as Mata Hari, is believed to have taken nearly US$50,000 from the Administrative Department of Security. She justified the withdrawals with fake invoices and other documents. The former detective was particularly interested in information about “parapolitics” cases, a term in Colombia referring to cases involving extreme right-wing illegal armed …
Feb 17 2024
Mauricio Bravo Escalante, a.k.a. Caballo, was arrested in a joint operation in Cali, Valle del Cauca. The man is believed to have also coordinated the distribution of the fake money within Colombia, Ecuador, and the United States. Five members suspected of belonging to Caballo’s criminal group were arrested in October. Three of them were Ecuadorian …