Seven people were charged with an allegedly embezzlement by a Prosecutor’s Office. The Individuals would have participated in the illegal action to the detriment of a foundation located in Bogotá.
During a public hearing before the 37th Criminal Municipal Judge in Bogota, the Prosecutor in the case said that 300 million pesos were being stolen by a group of people, which were transferred to 22 bank accounts of individuals who received amounts between 9 and 16 million pesos via information piracy actions in detriment of Mercofunsome Foundation’s savings and checking accounts.
The facts occurred on April 22, 2008 when the Foundation’s manager filed a formal complaint as soon as he could establish that money deposits belonging to the foundation did not appear in the financial entities.
In order to carry out the hearing, the Prosecutor’s Office summoned 22 people but only 7 appeared before the Office in order to answer for the crime of aggravated and qualified theft. The defendants did not accept the charge.