Post by gallito on Dec 27, 2015 15:16:28 GMT -5
President of the Republic, Juan Manuel Santos confirmed Sunday the capture of Francisco Arias James Vasquez, known as the 'junk Zar '.
Arias was arrested around 10:30 am in La Pintada, Antioquia, Dijin units of the National Police as he left Mass. In the coming hours he will be moved to Bogota to legalize their capture.
Vásquez Arias is under investigation for embezzling the Directorate of National Taxes and Customs (DIAN), through illicit records on imports and exports of scrap fictitious United States, China and Spain.
At the request of the Prosecutor, on 21 December a court in Bogota guarantees declared in contempt Vásquez Arias, following repeated absences audiences allocation of positions within the process underway against him.
The prosecution charged him with the crime of money laundering, conspiracy, forgery of private documents, procedural fraud, smuggling, embezzlement and money laundering.
The prosecuting body established that were created about 26 companies, which were counseled on how to illegally obtain VAT refunds on exports of scrap, by a consultant who belonged White Jasmine Becerra (who faces criminal prosecution in 2007 these facts).
As part of the investigation, the authorities stated that Arias was one of the largest exporters of scrap in the country, and several of its businesses, including those the two main Metal Trade and World Metal were investigated by the prosecution, all for issues with embezzlement of Dian irregular VAT refunds.
"Arias Vasquez attended objectively and subjectively in the delivery of documents that served entrepreneurs with front companies, simulating commercial operations and then claim the value of VAT with the assistance of employees Dian already criminally prosecuted," the prosecution, allocation of charges hearing.
www.elcolombiano.com/colombia/zar-de-la-chatarra-fue-capturado-en-la-pintada-antioquia-BF3351254
Arias was arrested around 10:30 am in La Pintada, Antioquia, Dijin units of the National Police as he left Mass. In the coming hours he will be moved to Bogota to legalize their capture.
Vásquez Arias is under investigation for embezzling the Directorate of National Taxes and Customs (DIAN), through illicit records on imports and exports of scrap fictitious United States, China and Spain.
At the request of the Prosecutor, on 21 December a court in Bogota guarantees declared in contempt Vásquez Arias, following repeated absences audiences allocation of positions within the process underway against him.
The prosecution charged him with the crime of money laundering, conspiracy, forgery of private documents, procedural fraud, smuggling, embezzlement and money laundering.
The prosecuting body established that were created about 26 companies, which were counseled on how to illegally obtain VAT refunds on exports of scrap, by a consultant who belonged White Jasmine Becerra (who faces criminal prosecution in 2007 these facts).
As part of the investigation, the authorities stated that Arias was one of the largest exporters of scrap in the country, and several of its businesses, including those the two main Metal Trade and World Metal were investigated by the prosecution, all for issues with embezzlement of Dian irregular VAT refunds.
"Arias Vasquez attended objectively and subjectively in the delivery of documents that served entrepreneurs with front companies, simulating commercial operations and then claim the value of VAT with the assistance of employees Dian already criminally prosecuted," the prosecution, allocation of charges hearing.
www.elcolombiano.com/colombia/zar-de-la-chatarra-fue-capturado-en-la-pintada-antioquia-BF3351254