US Court Sentences Ex-Bolivian Interior Minister to 6 Years in Bribery Scheme
A federal U.S. court sentenced former Bolivian Interior Minister Arturo Murillo to nearly six years behind bars on Wednesday for conspiracy to commit money laundering, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement.
Murillo pleaded guilty in October to receiving at least $532,000 in bribes from a Florida-based company in exchange for helping the company secure a lucrative tear gas contract with Bolivia’s defense ministry.
He had laundered the money through the U.S. financial system, the department said.
Murillo was sentenced to 70 months in prison in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida….