Works of art and cars, in which Emilio Tapia destroyed part of the 70 billion population centers

The scandal is over 70 billion The agreement between the Ministry of ICT and the Regional Development Center has caused a great deal of anger throughout the country, and in the last few hours the Attorney General has revealed the remaining part of the money. Emilio Tapia Aldana and what he had spent on it. However, it should be noted that he had previously denied guilt due to the accusation that the prosecutor brought against him for a violation according to Art. procedural fraud and injustice in a private documentas well as the last fee for extortion by confiscation.

The latest indictment was filed by the Prosecutor General’s Office in Bogotá, 34, for irregularities that have continued to be found in the middle of a corruption investigation. Emilio Tapia, since September 2021, was held in an indoor prison, in La Picota prison; However, some revelations about how he organized parties with music groups, alcohol and the use of cell phones inside the concentration camps forced him to be transferred to the Picaleña High and Medium Security Prison and Penitentiary Complex, in Ibagué, where he now resides.

The prosecutor’s office recently reported that the results of the investigation showed that of the 70,000 million pesos lost in the middle of a contract that was to bring the internet to schools in rural areas, the lawyer said. allocated a total of $ 6,182,651,043, which he invested in various luxuries.

What the investigator found was that “Emilio Tapia paid for it car purchases, artwork, flights, third party payments and personal loans“, As the prosecutor of the case informed the judge. They reported the prosecutor’s office, to which they showed payment gifts or fines of Tapia to several of its partners, including lawyers who reviewed the agreement between MinTIC and the Temporary Association of Residents.

For example, before the prosecution, it was Tapia who was said to be turned away 1,118 million pesos to the owners of the companies that facilitated the establishment of the temporary union and finally adhered to the agreement thanks to their opinion, movements that were made in dollars sent to Miami in the United States. However, it was also known that the lawyer had in fact offered these people a payment of 4,000 million pesos, but for the time being the prosecutor’s office only shows the transfer of the first 1,118 million; Therefore, the Attorney General also indicated it Tapia deceived those who handled the auction.

They explained this in detail, with the rest, i.e. 5,063 million pesos, the “recruitment agent” -as the lawyer is known- continued to indulge in personal luxury. What the prosecution found out is that Emilio Tapia, after receiving his share of 70 billion, did million dollar purchase for personal expenses such as the payment of works of art, airline tickets and high-quality vehicles; all with money that should be used to bring online services to 7,000 rural schools in departments such as Putumayo, Quindío, Chocó, Magdalena, Nariño, Arauca, Amazonas, etc.

Finally, the prosecution pointed out that according to Art. Between Tapia and his associates, they acquired 15 billion pesos from the deal, which was spent on “eccentrics”.; but the remainder of the money was used to store the failed connection agreement.

For its part, Tapia did not accept the chargesin the case which cost the office of Minister of that portfolio, at that time, Karen Abudinen. It seems that a group of companies has come forward, which “met the requirements of the tender”, but His name is not linked to any of them, so he would not actually be involved in the contract.

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