Aug 26, 1997 3:04 PM

Cali Corruption Scandal

Cali Mayor Mauricio Guzman prepared to surrender after Bogota prosecutors ordered his arrest on suspicion that he took US$200,000 worth of political donations from a company fronting for the Cali drug cartel. Meanwhile, a former Colombian education minister was sentenced to six years in prison for taking donations from the cartel.

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