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New York Times: A second chance in Guatemala

Tuesday, June 23, 2015


Guatemala is in political turmoil. In April a United Nations commission exposed a multimillion-dollar network of customs fraud, operating within the country’s tax authority and involving a web of customs agents and high-ranking government officials, including the vice president’s personal secretary, says an editorial.

Days later, the commission released wiretapped conversations of defense lawyers bribing a judge to release individuals detained in connection with the customs fraud.




Source: New York Times