The 34th Sectional Prosecutor´s Office belonging to the Public Administration Unit brought charges against Bernardo Peláez Suárez, former mayor in the municipality of Valle de San Juan for the alleged offense of embezzlement. Pelaéz governed this region between 2012-2015.
The Departmental Comptroller´s Office (Contraloría Departamental) conducted an investigation since it found that there was a legal ruling indicating that the accused person ordered to pay 993.300 pesos for gasoline supply in order for him to travel to Bogotá. This situation occurred without having an administrative act authorizing a business trip of the public servant to the above mentioned city.