Colombia court fines Brazil's Odebrecht $250 million for corruption
UPDATE 19 DEC According to Buenos Aires News and other sources, Colombia's justice system has fined Brazil construction and engineering giant Odebrecht $250 million, having found the firm guilty of corruption to secure contracts. The company is also banned from tendering for state contracts in Colombia for ten years. According ... ... with the administration of US president Bill Clinton in 1999, the United States has spent about $10 billion on its share of Plan Colombia and the black project components that likely go with it. Plan Colombia, which has received some financial participation ...