By Marcela Cristina Blanco and Marcelo Buendía Vélez.
General context, key principles and hot topics
1 Identify the highest-profile corporate investigation under way in your country, describing and commenting on its most noteworthy aspects.
The highest-profile corporate investigation in Colombia remains the Odebrecht case, not only because of the amounts involved in the illegal transactions but also due to the number of people who have been investigated, indicted or convicted. According to the Attorney General’s Office of Colombia, amounts paid in bribes in this case exceeded 148 billion pesos. There have already been convictions in the case, although investigations remain open and related individuals continue to be charged. Since 2020, the Attorney General’s Office has made 104 requests for indictment, carried out 74 indictments, granted four plea bargains and obtained 11 convictions.
