Sergio Méndez
Former minister in Bolivia’s coup government convicted in the US
Arturo Murillo was arrested in the US in May 2021, after fleeing Bolivia in November 2020. He pleaded guilty to the crimes of bribery and money laundering on October 20, 2022
Former minister in Bolivia’s coup government pleads guilty to bribery and money laundering in the US
Arturo Murillo, who served as government minister in the coup-installed regime of Jeanine Áñez, fled Bolivia to escape prosecution in a series of corruption and human rights violation cases
Bolivia’s former government minister Arturo Murillo arrested in the US
The former government minister and his chief of staff are accused of receiving bribes from a US company in exchange for a multi-million USD contract with the Bolivian government and using the US financial system to launder those funds. Both are fugitives from Bolivian justice in the same case, among others
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