At the request of the Office of the Attorney General, the 31st Municipal Court in Bogotá with supervisory functions (control de garantías) issued a preventive detention order with imprisonment at the so called La Picota prison in Bogotá, against James Francisco Arias Vásquez for money laundering, criminal conspiracy, forgery of a private document, procedural fraud, smuggling and illicit gain.
Arias Vásquez pled guilty to charges brought by the Office of the Attorney General. If the court approves, he could receive a sentence reduction (50 per cent) which could benefit him. According to the prosecutor who has jurisdiction over this matter these are serious crimes that violate State assets.
*Scrap metal dealer (in spanish Zar de la chatarra)