The Judiciary confirmed that a disciplinary process was opened for the officials who sold information. The authorities arrested two agents of the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) who -apparently- tried to sell criminal information to third parties for $15 thousand. According to Wálter Espinoza, director of the entity, the suspects were part of the Police Collection […]
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President of the Congress will meet with Solís to negotiate tax reform
The president of the Legislative Assembly, Gonzalo Ramírez, will meet on Tuesday with President Luis Guillermo Solís to pave the way for a tax reform and define the route for discussing projects in this area, from now until the end of April. I want to ask President Solis to build a bridge and listen to […]
Legislator denounces Samuel Yankelewitz is fooling them
On Monday, Patricia Mora denounced that businessman Samuel Yankelewitz feigned suffering health problems to avoid appearing before the investigating committee set up to clarify the bank loans granted to the Yanber company. Initially I advocated, out of respect for your age and supposed discomfort, that they would not proceed to call the Public Force to […]
Public Ministry: Head of Security of the BCR committed influence peddling
The Public Ministry determined that the Head of the Department of Security of the Bank of Costa Rica (BCR), Monserrat Alfaro Valenciano, committed the crime of influence peddling in order to obtain information to provide it to Miguel Gerardo Muñoz Nanne, treasurer of the Muñoz & Nanne Corporation. Alfaro is a lawyer and works for […]
Three babies infected with bacteria in Calderón Guardia Hospital
Three new babies were infected with Serratia liquefaciens and are now isolated in Calderón Guardia Hospital. The Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) reported that children are stable in the special room to treat patients under these conditions, which was enabled a month ago. The affected are two girls and one boy who have their […]
Minister denies that Pelleja’s arrest was a coincidence
For the Ministry of Public Security (MSP) the arrest of José Arnoldo Díaz Castro, alias “Pelleja, was no accident. Gustavo Mata, minister of that portfolio, said that the subject -in flight since November 2013- had been located in the area a few days earlier, and rejected that the capture was fortuitous. Díaz Castro, with an […]