US EditionCosta Rican President Faces Charges in Campaign Financing Scandal
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The president of Costa Rica, Rodrigo Chaves, faces a new judicial mess this Monday after the second criminal charge against him and six of his collaborators has been brought by the Attorney General's Office, on this occasion for alleged illegal financing schemes in the electoral campaign that brought him to power in 2022.
Houston Chronicle
Costa Rican prosecutors accuse president, other high-ranking officials of illegal campaign finance
Costa Rican prosecutors have accused President Rodrigo Chaves, the vice president, foreign affairs minister and four lawmakers from his party of illegal campaign finance. The accusations stem from...
Costa Rican President Faces Charges in Campaign Financing Scandal
Costa Rica's attorney general has charged President Rodrigo Chaves and six government officials with illicit campaign financing, seeking to lift his immunity for trial. The investigation revealed parallel financing structures in his campaign were not reported. Chaves faces separate influence peddling allegations.
Denver Gazette
Costa Rican President Chaves charged with illicit campaign financing
SAN JOSE (Reuters) -Costa Rica's attorney general's office filed illicit campaign financing charges against President Rodrigo Chaves and six other government officials on Monday, asking the Supreme Court to lift the president's immunity and put him on trial.
The Attorney General’s Office of Costa Rica filed a formal indictment against President Rodrigo Chaves for alleged involvement in crimes of illicit political financing, derived from his election campaign of 2022. The complaint is also directed against six other senior officials, including Vice President Stephan Brunner, Chancellor Arnoldo André and four official deputies of the Social Democratic Progress Party (PPSD): Pilar Cisneros, Luz [...]
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