Chicago prosecutor declines to charge ‘dangerous’ Colombian migrant in shooting death of 17-year-old
Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx's office has declined to file any charges against a “dangerous” Colombian immigrant arrested on murder charges in Chicago last week. Fox's decision came after CPD officials shared with Fox News that a “beautiful and promising” 17-year-old girl was killed when a gun illegally obtained by an immigrant went off […]
Colombian President Calls for ‘World Revolution’ Against U.S., Israel in Unhinged U.N. Rant
Colombia's far-left President Gustavo Petro has declared that neither Israel nor the United States are “God's children” and denounced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a “criminal.” speech Attending the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. Calling for a “global revolution” and the creation of a “global public authority” powered by artificial intelligence, Petro blamed […]
Colombian nationals sentenced to prison for plot to murder American soldiers
Two Colombian nationals will serve lengthy prison sentences for conspiring to kill U.S. soldiers by detonating a car bomb outside a military base near Colombia's border with Venezuela, the Justice Department announced Thursday. Colombian nationals Andrés Fernando Medina Rodríguez, 40, and Ciro Alfonso Gutierrez Ballesteros, 31, were sentenced to 35 and 30 years in prison, […]
Authorities arrest 3 Colombian nationals suspected of involvement in Southern California burglary tourism ring
Authorities have arrested three of four suspects allegedly connected to a hidden camera found outside a Southern California home earlier this year. The Riverside County Sheriff's Department released a statement saying the arrested suspects have been identified as three Colombian nationals: 28-year-old James Lopez Granados, 38-year-old Danny Alejandro Aponte Abaunza and 27-year-old Jonathan Sierra Rincon. […]
ICE nabs Colombian gang leader who was caught, released by border agents back into US
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the arrest of a Colombian gang leader who was living in the US illegally and was wanted in his home country on charges of murder, grand robbery and arms trafficking. ICE said the Colombian fugitive has been identified as a leader of the Las Colinas crime organization, based […]
Colombian guerrillas withdraw threat to disrupt UN biodiversity summit | Colombia
Anti-government rebel groups have backed off threats to disrupt the United Nations biodiversity summit in Colombia later this year. The guerrilla group, the Equatorial Guinea Central Chiefs of Staff (EMC), which rejected the 2016 peace deal, said on Wednesday it was ordering its fighters not to target the COP16 negotiations, due to start in Cali […]
Colombian illegal migrant wanted for drug trafficking in Spain arrested in Massachusetts
According to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), an illegal immigrant from Colombia who was wanted in Spain on drug trafficking charges was arrested in Massachusetts. The 25-year-old fugitive, whose name has not been released, was arrested in Revere, Massachusetts, on June 29 for operating an unregistered vehicle without a license. Later that day, ICE’s […]
Chiquita must pay Colombian families $38.3 million, Florida jury says
Nikita Sekei, 24, was shopping at a local supermarket in Canada when she came across a pre-packaged vegetable platter on sale for 45 Canadian dollars (30 US dollars) and was so amazed that she shared her discovery with others on TikTok. Chiquita Brands International must pay $38.3 million in damages to eight families Colombian Man […]
Colombian ex-President Uribe charged in witness tampering case
Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe was indicted on Friday in a long-running investigation into witness tampering. Uribe has been formally indicted on charges of witness tampering and bribery for allegedly trying to discredit a political opponent who was investigating his family’s ties to right-wing paramilitary groups. If convicted, he faces up to 12 years in […]
ICE ‘erroneously’ released Colombian murderer into US because of ‘national bed space shortage’: Report
A man convicted of murder was “mistakenly” released into the United States after illegally crossing the border, according to reports. The case concerns 49-year-old Colombian Efrain Vidales Vargas, who was convicted of aggravated murder, aggravated theft and weapons possession in connection with a 2014 incident. In September 2016, a Colombian court sentenced Vargas. Up to […]