Peru
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I talked with my colleague Beatriz Vicent about the Pulpos gang at the center of Peru’s extortion crisis — who they are and how they operate. Watch the full conversation here:
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The Tenth Circuit on Tuesday mostly blocked an attempt by a group of Peruvian shepherds to revive a lawsuit claiming U.S. ranchers conspired with trade associations to suppress their wages… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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Peru’s entire judicial apparatus is in chaos following the leak of audio recordings that appear to show powerful officials engaged in various influence peddling and corruption schemes… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.
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In our March 29 Facebook Live session, Managing Editor Josefina Salomón and Senior Editor Mike LaSusa discussed recent developments in a seemingly never-ending international corruption scandal involving Brazil construction giant Odebrecht… Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime. Watch the full videos below: Part 1: Part 2:
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The government of Peru is seeking the detention of the country’s former president on charges related to an expansive bribery case that has implicated a number of political and economic elites throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Read this piece in its entirety at InSight Crime.
Mike LaSusa 